GROUPS SUE TO BLOCK NEW CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL IN CHARLESTON
A fierce battle over cruise ships is raging in Charleston, S.C., where a coalition of environmental groups is suing to block the construction of a new $35 million terminal – arguing that the proposed facility wasn’t properly permitted and would threaten the city’s historic district.
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Holy City Cruise Ship Battle
Nikki Haley Sought Secret Port Meeting
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley sought a private audience last week with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Alec Poitevint – the chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority – in an effort to “stop the bleeding” from her “Savannah River Sellout.”
“She’s unhappy with the public perception surrounding the port issue and was hoping to change it,” one [...]
Haley Makes Rail Pledge
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley has pledged that the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA) will honor its memorandum of understanding with the city of North Charleston, S.C. regarding the development of a massive intermodal rail facility at the former Charleston Navy Base.
According to the agreement, the SPA promised to send intermodal rail cars (or cars [...]
Virginia Port: “Bigger, Deeper”
“Bigger. Deeper. Newest. Best.”
Anybody getting hot and bothered yet?
These are the adjectives being used by Port of Virginia officials to describe their new privately-funded (but publicly-owned) port facilities, which are quickly becoming the envy of the nation.
Virginia is in the midst of a port renaissance, a $2.2 billion expansion that will nearly double its capacity [...]
Tumpy Gets Dumped From Port Board
ARCH-DEFENDER OF STATUS QUO, OPPONENT OF FREE MARKET REFORMS IS (FINALLY) SHOWN THE DOOR
FITSNews – January 8, 2008 – It sure as hell took him long enough to do it, but Gov. Mark Sanford finally removed Carroll A. “Tumpy” Campbell III from the S.C. State Ports Authority board today, a huge victory for supporters of [...]
