Post on 25-Dec-2015
Logistics Aspects &Multi-Modal
Transportation
29 November 2004 Presented by Peter O. Lehman, Esq.
Director, Planning & Business DevelopmentSouth Carolina State Ports Authority
plehman@scspa.com
Charleston’s Current Position
• 4th Largest U.S. Container Port
• Mid-way Between NY & Miami
• Largest Operating Port• Cargo Valued at
US$39 Billion in 2003• 1.7 Million TEU Last
Year• Volume Up 15% Jul-
Oct
Current Issues Facing Our Port
• Increasing Trade, More Cargo
• Larger Ships, Deeper Channels
• Need for Investment• Port Security Demands• Balancing Economy,
Environment• Political, Public
Support and Cooperation
Increasing Trade, More Cargo
• Importance to U.S. Economy– Growth in % of GDP
• In-land Infrastructure, Road/Rail– Pressures on Coast
• Information Systems– New Yard System
• Higher Utilization– Better Equipment,
Training
Larger Ships, Deeper Channels
• Bridge Construction– Largest in Americas,
US$635 million– Higher, Wider Clearance– Complete in mid-2005
• Harbor Deepening, Maintenance– 47’ entrance channel,
45’ inside harbor
• Alliances, Impacts on Margin– Volume Concentrated in
fewer services
Need for Investment
• Short-Term Planning• Long-Term
Development at Navy Base– Three berths, 280
acres
• Infrastructure– To serve new facility
• Funding Sources– Internal, State,
Federal, Private
Port Security Demands
• Balancing Security, Cargo Flow
• Rapidly Increasing Costs– From $2 million to $4
million– From 50 to 80 officers
• Federal Role, Local Costs
• New Equipment, Assets– C-TPAT, VACIS, RPMs
• Instituted Security Surcharge
Balancing Economy, Environment
• Maintenance Dredging– Disposal Options– Beneficial Uses
• New Fuels, Cold Ironing
• NRDC, Other Actions
Political, Public Support & Cooperation
• Education initiatives– Legislators,
Congressmen, public
• Garnering support• Vital to continue
growing our port and trade