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We rely on one industry every day – South Carolina’s transportation, distribution, and logistics (TDL) sector. Ships dock at the port, bringing goods. Trucks, railways, airplanes and employees move imported and manufactured products across the state. Local centers warehouse and distribute it. All of these TDL functions provide ready access to a wide range of products available at retailers.  Shipping traffic at the Port of Charleston is increasing – at the rate of 18 percent in the last two years, according to the SC State Ports Authority (SCSPA). Along with increased traffic patterns, other global changes are redirecting the pathway of South Carolina’s TDL industry. “The shipping industry is building bigger and bigger ships, Panama [Canal] is completing a multi-billion dollar expansion project to accommodate them, the Southeast’s population is growing, and the region’s exports are booming,” says Jim Newsome, SCSPA’s president and CEO. These changes make it imperative that the TDL industry strengthens statewide or be left behind by neighboring states...

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