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Article: Shipping lines constantly reassess and change routes.
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- The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2006
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Byline: Peter Hull
Dec. 27--The recent addition of a new service at the Port of Charleston underscores the win-some, lose-some nature of the fiercely competitive global shipping industry.
Over the course of the year, the State Ports Authority has lost a regular call to a key rival, snagged some business back from that same competitor and added some new routes.
"It's the nature of the beast. They come and they go," said Byron Miller, SPA spokesman.
The ports authority is wrapping up the calendar year with new service, courtesy of Mediterranean Shipping Co., or MSC, which recently added Charleston as the last outbound call in weekly ...