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SC Ports welcomes largest vessel to call Port of Charleston

SC Ports proudly welcomed the OOCL Iris to Wando Welch Terminal Tuesday, setting a new record for the largest vessel to call the Port of Charleston, at 16,828 TEUs. The record was previously held by CMA CGM’s MARCO POLO, which first called on Wando …
Feb 19, 2025 / Vessels

SC Ports makes significant progress on fluidity, vessel queue

With the support of the maritime community, South Carolina Ports is quickly working ships and reducing its vessel queue by implementing creative operational solutions and temporarily pausing toe wall construction for ocean carrier and cargo owner …
Jul 2, 2024 / Curious

SC Ports efficiently works big ships as imports increase

South Carolina Ports seamlessly handled big ships and big move counts at Wando Welch Terminal as imports trend back up. The SC Ports team and maritime community recently moved 4,474 containers on and off the ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Mount …
Mar 26, 2024 / Curious

SC Ports completes infrastructure project while maintaining fluidity

Fifteen ship-to-shore cranes now stand 155 feet above the wharf deck at Wando Welch Terminal, efficiently working mega container ships at the Port of Charleston. The fifteenth and final crane was recently moved into position along the waterfront. …
Aug 20, 2022 / Curious

SC Ports welcomes two ship-to-shore cranes to Wando Welch Terminal

South Carolina Ports welcomes two ship-to-shore cranes to Wando Welch Terminal, completing its fleet of 15 new ship-to-shore cranes with 155 feet of lift height. Caption: Two new ship-to-shore cranes arriving for Wando Welch Terminal. …
Nov 8, 2021 / Curious

OOS reports a significant increase in applications to charter its heavy lift installation vessels

OOS, well known for its operations in Brazil and Mexico, announces a strong increase in requests from clients to charter the two new builds OOS Serooskerke and OOS Walcheren, the semi-submersible heavy-lift crane accommodation vessels which OOS and …
Mar 4, 2021 / Vessels

Two ship-to-shore cranes arrive at Wando Welch Terminal

South Carolina Ports welcomes two more massive ship-to-shore cranes to Wando Welch Terminal.The new cranes are part of SC Ports’ strategic investment plan to modernize operations and upgrade infrastructure to handle more cargo and bigger ships at the …
Mar 1, 2021 / Curious

SC Ports starts 2021 with steady cargo volumes

South Carolina Ports saw steady volumes at the start of 2021.SC Ports handled 216,265 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) at Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in January, up 2.5% year-over-year. SC Ports has handled more …
Feb 10, 2021 / Curious

SC Ports welcomes biggest ship to ever visit the East Coast

South Carolina Ports Authority celebrates the arrival of the biggest container ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast — the 15,072-TEU CMA CGM Brazil — making Charleston the last U.S. port of call before it heads overseas. Caption: The 15,072-TEU CMA …
Sep 22, 2020 / Vessels

New OOS SSCVs undergoing final touches

The two offshore mast cranes on board OOS International’s semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) OSS Walcheren have been installed and load-tested, while the company’s SSCV OOS Serooskerke is now being prepared for sea trials.OOS International ordered …
Aug 14, 2020 / Curious