A secret agreement effectively ended Jasper Ocean Terminal plans

By: David Wren

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 914

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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A decades-long and politically charged plan to bring South Carolina and Georgia together to build a container ship terminal in Jasper County appears to be dead in the water.

Port leaders in both states agreed to “stand down” all work related to the Jasper Ocean Terminal planned for the South Carolina side of the Savannah River, according to a previously unreleased agreement between the ports authorities for the neighboring states.

The agreement was codified in …

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