Inland Port Greer, located in Spartanburg County along the Interstate 85 corridor, recorded nearly 200,000 rail moves in 2025, marking a record year for the facility and cementing its standing as a high-volume intermodal hub connecting the Upstate to the Port of Charleston and markets across the U.S. Southeast.
The milestone was highlighted in an April 28, 2026 announcement from South Carolina Ports, which also confirmed the completion of a customer-driven $55 million expansion project. The upgrades boosted the port’s annual rail lift capacity from its prior level to 300,000 lifts per year. Site improvements include a 50 percent expansion of the container yard, an enlarged chassis lot, and 9,000 feet of additional rail designed to accommodate the longer trains that increasingly call on the terminal.
South Carolina Ports President and CEO Micah Mallace said the facility has grown from a regional asset into a critical node in the broader Southeast supply chain. The port now serves more than 150 customers, including manufacturers, retailers, and consumer goods companies, with strong export flow helping to balance container traffic on Norfolk Southern’s Greer-to-Charleston corridor — one of the largest international intermodal lanes in that rail network.
For Spartanburg-area logistics employers and manufacturers, the expansion has practical consequences. Shippers benefit from 24-hour, seven-day gate access, 11-minute average container turn times, and overnight rail service to Charleston six days per week. Businesses on the I-85 corridor can reach 94 million consumers within a one-day truck drive.
The port has recorded an average annual growth rate of 13 percent over its first decade of operation since opening in 2013, a trajectory that drove the need for the expanded footprint. Norfolk Southern’s Vice President for Intermodal and Automotive Shawn Tureman credited the rail partnership’s scale and reliability as key drivers of efficiency gains for Southeast cargo owners.
South Carolina Ports said it plans to continue investing in the Greer facility to support supply chain efficiency and meet growing customer demand as the Upstate region’s manufacturing and distribution base expands.
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Good to see the investment paying off. The Greer port has been a game-changer for our distribution timeline. 11-minute turns are real — we use it every week.
200,000 rail moves is no small number. Our freight costs dropped significantly once we switched from over-the-road to intermodal through Greer. The overnight Charleston connection is reliable.
The I-85 corridor keeps getting more competitive. Combined with BMW and all the manufacturing here, having a world-class port facility in Spartanburg County makes a real difference for attracting new business.
Impressive that they can handle longer trains now with the added rail footage. That was always the bottleneck before. The 300,000 lift capacity should keep Greer ahead of demand for a while.
13% average annual growth for a decade is remarkable. Most ports would struggle to maintain that pace. Shows what strategic infrastructure investment can do for a region.
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