SC Ports looks to get back on track by lowering labor costs, attracting new distribution centers

By: David Wren

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 925

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — The State Ports Authority wants to cut labor costs at its Leatherman Terminal so more container ships will be willing to use the $1.5 billion facility that’s operated by an all-union workforce.

The initiative is part of the authority’s larger effort to rein in costs and boost cargo as the Port of Charleston and other U.S. seaports “are going through a reset,” Micah Mallace, the authority’s president and CEO, told the Senate …

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