In light of the current situation involving Hanjin Shipping, our shared customers and their service providers, please note the following changes at the South Carolina Ports Authority:
Empties
- Effective Friday, September 2, all Hanjin EMPTY returns for boxes out-gated in Charleston must be returned to North Charleston Terminal.
- Empties outgated from Charleston on an export booking, but returning empty, require a gate receive empty EIR generated by Hanjin for the North Charleston Terminal.
- Empty returns for import loads out-gated from Inland Port Greer will be returned to Greer.
- No Hanjin empties will be released from the terminals until further notice.
Exports
- Return to shipper requests for export loads already on terminal will require approval of both Hanjin and the BCO/responsible party.? Hanjin will have to create an OUT EIR for the move.
- The SCPA has waived the non-vessel delivery fee for export loads out-gated.
- Empties created from the cargo removal must return to North Charleston Terminal.
- Hanjin export loads will not be received in Charleston or Greer effective September 1.
Chassis
- Please confirm with CCM chassis pool for clarification of current chassis leasing rules.
We regret the inconvenience to shippers, consignees and service providers in the Port of Charleston, but hope that these measures are of some assistance.
Thanks for your business with the South Carolina Ports Authority.