Post by dockworker on Apr 22, 2009 8:08:14 GMT -5
S.C. Ports Awards Charleston Terminal Contract
Peter T. Leach
The Journal of Commerce
Ports/Terminals
Local firm wins $55 million contract to build 280 acre container terminal
The South Carolina State Ports Authority awarded a $55-million contract to a local firm for construction of a 280-acre container terminal at the former Navy Base in North Charleston.
The contract was awarded to a joint venture of Cape Romain Contractors of Wando, S.C. along with Massachusetts-based Cashman, which was the lead contractor on the demolition of the former Cooper River bridges.
The project involves construction of a 5,000-foot-long containment structure built out approximately 850 feet from the existing shoreline toward the main shipping channel.
The containment wall project will support an estimated 720 jobs and create a $78.4 million economic impact in the Charleston region during the 15 months it will take to complete, according to a report by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Business Research.
Approximately 430 of these jobs will be in the construction sector. Additionally, the project will pump $27.7 million in personal income into the region.
Beginning this summer, crews will dredge approximately 880,000 cubic yards of material, install the steel pipe and sheet pile wall and construct a rock berm of approximately 290,000 cubic yards of rock.
The containment structure will be built in preparation for the placement of fill material in the tideland area of the new terminal. When fully completed, the facility will boost the Port of Charleston’s capacity by 50 percent or 1.4 million TEUs.
Peter T. Leach
The Journal of Commerce
Ports/Terminals
Local firm wins $55 million contract to build 280 acre container terminal
The South Carolina State Ports Authority awarded a $55-million contract to a local firm for construction of a 280-acre container terminal at the former Navy Base in North Charleston.
The contract was awarded to a joint venture of Cape Romain Contractors of Wando, S.C. along with Massachusetts-based Cashman, which was the lead contractor on the demolition of the former Cooper River bridges.
The project involves construction of a 5,000-foot-long containment structure built out approximately 850 feet from the existing shoreline toward the main shipping channel.
The containment wall project will support an estimated 720 jobs and create a $78.4 million economic impact in the Charleston region during the 15 months it will take to complete, according to a report by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Business Research.
Approximately 430 of these jobs will be in the construction sector. Additionally, the project will pump $27.7 million in personal income into the region.
Beginning this summer, crews will dredge approximately 880,000 cubic yards of material, install the steel pipe and sheet pile wall and construct a rock berm of approximately 290,000 cubic yards of rock.
The containment structure will be built in preparation for the placement of fill material in the tideland area of the new terminal. When fully completed, the facility will boost the Port of Charleston’s capacity by 50 percent or 1.4 million TEUs.
