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Tuesday, June 18, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority board has approved an aggressive budget for the next fiscal year that includes projections of an almost 6 percent increase in container volume.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority has untangled a snag in its plans to build a $35 million inland port in Greer.

Monday, April 08, 2013  A new report finds that efforts by the Port of Charleston to improve air quality are paying off.

Monday, March 18, 2013  An Army Corps of Engineer official says while studies for the $300 million deepening of the Charleston Harbor shipping channel are moving ahead, final completion of the project depends on Washington.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A seafood processing company wants to bring a jellyfish processing plant to Beaufort County creating as many as 250 jobs.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is coming to South Carolina this week as the State Ports Authority breaks ground on a new inland port in Greer.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority is getting a $145,000 federal grant to help get older polluting trucks serving the port off the road.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A federal judge is allowing the South Carolina State Ports Authority to take part in a lawsuit challenging its plans to build a $35 million cruise terminal in Charleston.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A lawsuit brought by property owners along an abandoned Lowcountry rail line has been settled for $33 million.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  The head of the South Carolina State Ports Authority is giving his annual state of the port address to maritime interests.

Monday, October 15, 2012  The two-state board working to build a $5 billion steamship terminal on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River is meeting in Charleston.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  A judge has ruled a federal court challenge to South Carolina's planned $35 million cruise ship terminal should be heard in Charleston, not Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  State regulators have scheduled a public hearing on one of the more heated issues in Charleston - the year-round cruise industry.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  The two-state board working to develop a $5 billion container ship terminal on the Savannah River will study capacity and navigation issues on the waterway. The board is working to develop a joint terminal on the South Carolina side of the river just downstream from the city of Savannah.

Monday, November 21, 2011  This is the final year for a grant that helps pay for an airplane to watch for right whales along the Southeast coast.