b'1861-1865During the Civil War period,1929Stock market crash devastated thethe state-of-the-art Hugh K. Leatherman South Carolinas economy was devastated,ports trade volumes. The great depressionterminal in North Charleston, the first container and the City of Charleston, its docks anddealt a near-lethal blow to the port, withterminal to open in the U.S. since 2009.ships in ruins. 6 traffic and revenue dropping off sharply. 62021Inland Port Greer was expanded 1939WW II began, reviving maritimedue to sustained record activity and to drive trade and facilitating new military installationsadditional port-related growth.in the Charleston area. 42022SCSPA deepened the harbor March 5, 1942A response to decliningto a 52-foot depth to accommodate large waterborne commerce, the South Carolinacontainer ships coming to the U.S. The General Assembly created the SC StateWando Welch Terminal was modernized 1885A massive hurricane destroyed thePorts Authority (SCSPA) to facilitate seaportwith15 ship-to-shore cranes with 155 feet Cooper River waterfront area. commerce.oflift height. 1885-1891William Courtenay, president1960sCharleston was thriving by the2022The South Carolina Legislature of the Chamber from 18851891 and who wasmid-1960s due to South Carolinas anti- and Governor Henry McMaster included also Mayor of Charleston from 18791887,union, low-wage environment and the$550 million in the state budget to fully fund was instrumental in the construction of theresulting influx of thousands of small- andthe Navy Base Intermodal Facility (NBIF), harbor jetties, a mammoth undertaking andmedium-sized manufacturing firms from thea modern, rail-served intermodal yard and one that opened the harbor to the deep-draftNorth. Riding the wave, SC Ports purchasedinner-harbor barge operation near the ships that were being built in the post waradditional waterfront property to embraceLeatherman Terminal. NBIF will enhance era. This also resulted in the relocation ofcontainer ships. By now, a reputation forimport-export capacity, improve supply the Navys Civil War shipyard at Port Royalefficiency, wide shipping lanes (compared tochain velocity and address road congestion to Charleston, bringing the metropolitanother southeastern ports) and proximity toas more cargo flows through the Port. The area its largest payroll. Courtenay is creditedthe ocean had the Charleston port back inproject remains under construction into 2025.for bringing the city back to prosperitythe maritime game. 4following the deadly earthquake of 1886, forMay 2022Walmart opened a new 3 building the High Battery and for developing2013Augmenting road infrastructure tomillion-square-foot distribution center in ColonialLake. 5reduce truck traffic, SC Ports opened its firstRidgeville, in Dorchester County, a move rail-served inland port in Greer. driven in large part by SC Ports ability to handle large cargo volume.April 16, 2018SC Ports opened its second inland port in Dillon to handle strongSC Ports announced it would exit the home growth of the Ports intermodal rail cargoport business with Carnival Cruise. It will volumes. continue to support the port-of-call industry while participating with the City of Charleston March 30, 2021Signaling a new erain vibrant, non-maritime redevelopment of the of global competitiveness, SC Ports openedentirety of Union Pier Terminal.1913Cruise ships began calling on the City of Charleston.1916During World War One, because of the Naval Appropriations Act, the channel was dredged to a depth of 30 feet. The ports deep draft warships guaranteed that the channels would be maintained at warship depth which was key to the later commercial development of the harbor. 61920sUnder the leadership of Charleston Mayor John P. Grace, the city purchased waterfront property and S ORYnew business. 4 Tequipment, repaired wharves and pursued 9 ORIGIN STORY'