Comments on: Sources: Maersk Decision On Charleston Port Imminent http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/24/sources-maersk-decision-on-charleston-port-imminent/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:06:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: west_rhino http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/24/sources-maersk-decision-on-charleston-port-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-47951 west_rhino Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:40:24 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14765#comment-47951 One wonders at the shortsightedness of not attracting other lines to come into Chucktown leaves me wonderin about the "professionals" attracted to run the SPA. Understanding that some of the more accessable (for ships) terminals are on sites that are more desirable for condos to be built by bubbas of Riley, why haven't we built on Daniel Island or better yet, built up the harbor that doesn't require as much dredging, Beaufort, which has better access to I-95 and is closer to the high speed rail corridor that was gerrymandered to Savannah and Wilmington, with the exclusion of Charleston. What's with that? Who was at the helm (in DC) looking at Charleston real estate while it was still on the up bubble? There is more her than meets the eye and I wouldn't be suprised if it has something to do with the departure of the navy base and shipyard on the Cooper with big eyes on the now busted real estate market. One wonders at the shortsightedness of not attracting other lines to come into Chucktown leaves me wonderin about the “professionals” attracted to run the SPA. Understanding that some of the more accessable (for ships) terminals are on sites that are more desirable for condos to be built by bubbas of Riley, why haven’t we built on Daniel Island or better yet, built up the harbor that doesn’t require as much dredging, Beaufort, which has better access to I-95 and is closer to the high speed rail corridor that was gerrymandered to Savannah and Wilmington, with the exclusion of Charleston. What’s with that? Who was at the helm (in DC) looking at Charleston real estate while it was still on the up bubble? There is more her than meets the eye and I wouldn’t be suprised if it has something to do with the departure of the navy base and shipyard on the Cooper with big eyes on the now busted real estate market.

]]> By: Clyde Smoak http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/24/sources-maersk-decision-on-charleston-port-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-47945 Clyde Smoak Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:32:51 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14765#comment-47945 Interesting that Tom Davis tells anyone that will listen that we have a company ready to invest right now. What you don't hear him say, is that the company is SSA Marine and the Union. Tom Davis is no free market supporter. He is nothing more than another politician being bought and paid for by the unions. His pockets were being lined while he was involved by the Ports and now as a Senator. I dare he call himself a Free Market Republican!!! Interesting that Tom Davis tells anyone that will listen that we have a company ready to invest right now. What you don’t hear him say, is that the company is SSA Marine and the Union.

Tom Davis is no free market supporter. He is nothing more than another politician being bought and paid for by the unions. His pockets were being lined while he was involved by the Ports and now as a Senator. I dare he call himself a Free Market Republican!!!

]]> By: Clueless in Charleston http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/24/sources-maersk-decision-on-charleston-port-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-47938 Clueless in Charleston Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:37:29 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14765#comment-47938 So if we give Maersk everything they wanted and they still leave, what should that tell us ? How much of the Port of Charleston's overall container business does Maersk represent? If we can not utilize our existing 3 public terminals in Charleston, shouldn't we build more terminals? So if we give Maersk everything they wanted and they still leave, what should that tell us ?

How much of the Port of Charleston’s overall container business does Maersk represent?

If we can not utilize our existing 3 public terminals in Charleston, shouldn’t we build more terminals?

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