Container handling through Charleston fell 7% on a year earlier in November. That was largely the result of a 36% slump in empty container handling, perhaps reflecting more efficient handling. Savannah meanwhile did somewhat better with a 3% expansion. The two also differed in that import growth outpaced exports in Charleston – as has been the case across most of the country – while for Savannah it was the other way around. Growth in handling of imports from China has been another major difference between the two ports, which are just 85 miles apart. Diversions via the Panama Canal from ...