Logistics Aspects &Multi-Modal
Transportation
29 November 2004 Presented by Peter O. Lehman, Esq.
Director, Planning & Business DevelopmentSouth Carolina State Ports Authority
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
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
