S.C. port chief downplays transshipment impact

PO Management

Thursday, September 01, 2011
   Get ready, U.S. East Coast ports, the big ships are coming, warns James Newsome, head of the South Carolina State Ports Authority.    Terminals with the right infrastructure and market attributes need to prepare for the arrival of super-sized containerships, because the Panama Canal's expansion in 2014 will not lead, as many port experts predict, to the proliferation of transshipment hubs in the Caribbean, Newsome said Monday.    A widespread belief among maritime analy...
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