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Thursday, November 08, 2012  Thursday, a task force that supports the dredging of Georgetown's port met for the first time since voters turned down a referendum that would have added a one percent sales tax. The funding was set to speed up several expensive capital projects, including some of the millions of dollars it's expected to cost to dig out silt that has built up along the Georgetown port passageway.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Metglas announced it will begin shipping steel billets through the Georgetown Port, which means the port will see about six more ship calls per year, with a total of about 17,000 tons of steel being brought in.

Saturday, June 23, 2012  South Carolina leaders say a new report from the U.S. Army Corps Engineers shows the importance of deepening the Charleston Harbor. That report issued Thursday says expanding port capacity in the Gulf and along the Southeast coast will be critical in a new era of larger container ships.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich says he will create jobs in South Carolina by upgrading Port of Georgetown and widening Port of Charleston if elected president.

Thursday, March 04, 2010  Friday, the ship LIAMARE will take the initial export shipment of wood briquettes, a renewable energy source, from the Port of Georgetown and head to Scandinavia.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010  Carolina-Pacific, a company that ships charcoal briquettes from Georgetown to Europe, is shipping their first load from the Port of Georgetown Saturday.

Friday, November 20, 2009  Georgetown County's economic officials hope there's a trickle down effect from the new Boeing aircraft assembly plant heading to North Charleston.