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June 23, 2009

Shipping Executive Newsome Picked to Lead South Carolina Ports

Charleston, SC – The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) Board of Directors today voted unanimously to hire James I. (Jim) Newsome III as president and chief executive officer, effective September 1. Newsome, 53, brings more than 30 years of global shipping experience to the ports of Charleston and Georgetown and is only the fifth…