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A secret agreement effectively killed Jasper Ocean Terminal plans

States Newsroom · October 9, 2026

A decades-long and politically charged plan to bring South Carolina and Georgia together to build a container ship terminal in Jasper County appears to be dead in the water. Port leaders in both states agreed to “stand down” all work related to the Jasper Ocean Terminal planned for the South Carolina side of the…

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A secret agreement effectively killed Jasper Ocean Terminal plans

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