Performance Team Opens On-Terminal Transload Operation at Port of Charleston
February 19, 2012
CHARLESTON, SC – February 19, 2012 – One of the nation’s leading logistics providers is opening acontainer transloading facility at the Port of Charleston to speed itscustomers’ supply chains.
PerformanceTeam will operate out of the Wando Welch Terminal’s container freightstation, where the company will transload cargo from ocean-goingshipping container to truck for distribution to its network of customersthroughout the Southeast.
Weare excited to be able to offer our customers on-port transload anddistribution services, said Cliff Katab, president of Performance Team.The service will greatly improve turn times and allow their supplychains to be more flexible with increased speed.
TheWando site is expected to handle both import and export cargo as thecompany continues to expand in the Southeast. Transloading the goodson-site allows for greater efficiencies, reduced cost and faster speedto market for retail imports.
Wewelcome Performance Team’s expansion in the Charleston region, saidJim Newsome, president and CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority.This on-terminal transloading service offers added value to shipperswho rely on Charleston’s high productivity, proximity to populationcenters and extensive service network to get their product to market.
Furthermore,the port’s deep shipping channels have placed Charleston in primeposition for big-ship growth in the coming years, as carriers deploylarger vessels and the Panama Canal expansion is completed in 2014. Anext-generation harbor deepening project for Charleston is currentlyunderway.
Asthe premier East Coast deep water port, Charleston will be able tosupport all of our importers’ needs for years to come. It is a greatmatch, Katab said.
PerformanceTeam, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., operates more than 5million square feet of warehouse space across the U.S., including a250,000-square-foot warehouse in nearby Goose Creek, SC. The company hasextensive experience in product-handling for the retail sector, withcustomers including Belk, Positec, Best Buy and others.
DavidMadden, the company’s new senior director of operations, will overseethe Charleston facilities. After entering the local market in 2007,Performance Team’s local staff has grown more than 200 percent in just 5years.
About Performance Team:
With over 30 years experience, Performance Team has established itselfas a national leader in custom end-to-end logistics solutions for theretail and manufacturing industries. No matter what size your businessor what unique challenges you face, Performance Team’s proven nationalinfrastructure is here to work with you to streamline your supply chain,affect your bottom line and get your products where they belong – inyour customer’s hands.
About the South Carolina Ports Authority:
TheSouth Carolina Ports Authority, established by the state’s GeneralAssembly in 1942, owns and operates public seaport facilities inCharleston and Georgetown, handling international commerce valued atmore than $58 billion annually while receiving no direct taxpayersubsidy. An economic development engine for the state, port operationsfacilitate 260,800 jobs across South Carolina and nearly $45 billion ineconomic activity each year. For more information, visit http://www.scspa.com.
