Newsroom

July 11, 2001

Agricultural Products Trade Through the Port of Charleston

In a recent 12-month period, Charleston handled more than 413,000 TEUs (20-foot container equivalent units) of agricultural products, or more than 47 TEUs every hour of every day for a year. Agricultural products generally fall into the following cargo groups—Fiber & Tow, Foodstuffs, Logs & Lumber, Paper Products & Woodpulp.