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MOUNT PLESANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Wando Welch Terminal achieved an all-time record year, moving more than 1.2 million containers according to an internally conducted study.
“We embarked on an ambitious program in 2015 to modernize Wando Welch Terminal to handle neo-Panamax container ships. Our new ship-to-shore cranes are a crucial part of that effort,” Newsome said.
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 ...
Change is coming to the Wando Welch Terminal.“We keep Charleston going,” said Justin Whitson, a senior crane operator at the terminal. “From cars to food. Everything we use on a daily basis ...
Wando-Welch-Terminal News: Charleston Has Deepest Harbor On US East Coast, US Ports Get More Than $280 Mln In MARAD Grants, SC Ports, DHEC Get Grant For Crane. Saturday, April 26, 2025.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A power outage impacted the Wando Welch Terminal on Wednesday morning. The power outage was reported around 5 a.m., according to port officials. Limited information ...
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Multiple fire crews responded to a fire at SC Ports’ Wando Welch Terminal Thursday morning. Officials say it was reported around 9:06 a.m. after a forklift inside ...
At 04:07am the Mount Pleasant Fire Department responded to a report of an explosion and fire at the Wando Welch Terminal on Long Point Road. Upon arrival, crews found a large debris field and a small ...
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has cited a company following an early-morning explosion of a truck at the Wando-Welch Terminal back in April. In a ...
The OOCL Iris, one of the largest commercial shipping vessels, will arrive at the Wando Welch Terminal on Tuesday morning. The South Carolina Ports Authority officials said the cargo ship with a ...
At the Wando Welch Terminal in the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, massive blue cranes tower above while colorful containers sit nearby, stacked like a child’s blocks. As a massive container ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Contracts for improvements to the Wando-Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant so the terminal can handle a new generation of larger containerships are on the agenda of the board ...