Tagged: Charleston

Last spring, just after cruise ship opponents won a key victory in the state Supreme Court, the South Carolina Ports Authority and the Coastal Conservation League began secret negotiations to settle the decade-long standoff on the waterfront. (postandcourier.com)

Neighbors affected by a proposed Charleston cruise terminal’s diesel soot and traffic congestion will finally have their voices heard on the terminal’s state permits. The Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled the neighbors do indeed have the right – or the legal “standing” – to challenge allegedly unlawful pollution permits that will harm them. (southernenvironment.org)

Union Pier is likely to be in the headlines during the coming year thanks to a court decision, a probable deal with Carnival Cruise Line and plans to sell a part of the prime waterfront site. (postandcourier.com)

Screeching car alarms before sunrise. Snarled traffic on Laurens and Concord streets. Blaring Caribbean music piercing Charleston’s quiet. These sights and sounds are now commonplace in downtown’s historic Ansonborough neighborhood. (postandcourier.com)

As a new, larger cruise ship begins docking in Charleston next week, the city’s ongoing relationship with the cruise industry remains on choppy waters. While several state agencies and nonprofits are tied up in legal wrangling over permits and other issues, vendors on Market Street say more cruise ships porting near their stations are only impacting traffic, not necessarily contributing to more cash in their pockets. (postandcourier.com)

Just after sunrise at the end of Market Street on Friday, the Carnival Ecstasy docked at the State Ports Authority’s Union Pier and emptied thousands of passengers from a five-day cruise onto the city of Charleston’s sidewalks. (postandcourier.com)