SC Ports CEO provides update on cruise industry
The top executive of the South Carolina State Ports Authority is issuing an update on the state's growing cruise industry.
Jim Newsome presents his report on Thursday during a meeting with the public at the authority's passenger terminal in Charleston.This has been the first year-round cruising season from Charleston.Last winter, the authority unveiled plans to create a new cruise terminal and open another half-mile of Charleston's historic waterfront to the public.A study commissioned by the authority and released earlier this year estimated cruises meant $37 million to the South Carolina economy this year.
