Photos: The Port of Charleston new Hugh Leatherman terminal
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Five ship-to-shore cranes towering 169 feet  tall at the Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021 in North Charleston.Â
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is seen from the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Ed Stehmeyer, general manager of projects and design, looks over from one of five ship-to-shore cranes towering 169 feet above the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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A view from top of the cargo crane boom at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Ship-to-shore cranes tower over the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Five 169-foot ship-to-shore cranes tower over the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Crane trainee James Sturkie sits in the crane operator room at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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At the top of a cargo crane is a room where the electrical-cord wheel can be seen at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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A single cargo container is seen at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. The first phase of the terminal will be able to move the equivalent of 700,000 20-foot cargo boxes every year. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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The vehicle checkpoint is seen at the entrance of the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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A large electrical cord to store the power cord for the crane as it gantries up and down the wharf seen at the bottom of a cargo crane at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Ed Stehmeyer, general manager of projects and design, points up at the cargo cranes at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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OSHA workers are seen on one of the five cargo cranes at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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The Wando Terminal is seen across the Cooper River at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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6-story structure that provides access for mechanics who service refrigerated containers. Each level of the structure is equipped with power plugs that are connected to an extension cord onboard at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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A view of the boom from a cargo crane at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Employees are seen at the base of a cargo crane at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Stacked cargo containers are seen at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Empty spaces for cargo containers are seen near the base of a cargo crane at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Five ship-to-shore cranes, standing 169 feet tall, await traffic at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Twenty-five rubber-tired gantry cranes running on hybrid power will move the containers at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal, pictured on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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A single cargo container at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Five ship-to-shore cranes towering 169 feet tall at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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An equipment-sanitation facility is seen at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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One of five cargo cranes is pictured at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Five ship-to-shore cranes towering 169 feet tall at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is seen from the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Ed Stehmeyer, general manager of projects and design, looks over from one of five ship-to-shore cranes towering 169 feet above the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
A view from top of the cargo crane boom at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Ship-to-shore cranes tower over the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Five 169-foot ship-to-shore cranes tower over the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Crane trainee James Sturkie sits in the crane operator room at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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At the top of a cargo crane is a room where the electrical-cord wheel can be seen at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
A single cargo container is seen at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. The first phase of the terminal will be able to move the equivalent of 700,000 20-foot cargo boxes every year. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
The vehicle checkpoint is seen at the entrance of the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
A large electrical cord to store the power cord for the crane as it gantries up and down the wharf seen at the bottom of a cargo crane at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Ed Stehmeyer, general manager of projects and design, points up at the cargo cranes at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
OSHA workers are seen on one of the five cargo cranes at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
The Wando Terminal is seen across the Cooper River at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
6-story structure that provides access for mechanics who service refrigerated containers. Each level of the structure is equipped with power plugs that are connected to an extension cord onboard at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
A view of the boom from a cargo crane at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Employees are seen at the base of a cargo crane at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Stacked cargo containers are seen at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Empty spaces for cargo containers are seen near the base of a cargo crane at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Five ship-to-shore cranes, standing 169 feet tall, await traffic at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Twenty-five rubber-tired gantry cranes running on hybrid power will move the containers at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal, pictured on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
A single cargo container at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Five ship-to-shore cranes towering 169 feet tall at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
An equipment-sanitation facility is seen at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
One of five cargo cranes is pictured at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- awhitaker@postandcourier.com
Five ship-to-shore cranes towering 169 feet tall at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal on Monday, April 5, 2021, in North Charleston. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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