COLUMBIA, S.C. – East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider, today announced it selects Charleston County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $14.5 million investment will create 52 new jobs.
The new facility is comprised of 259,000 square feet of warehousing space on 17.6 acres of land, with an additional nine acres for parking and storing 350 trailers and containers.
With 70 years of experience, East Coast Warehouse & Distribution offers a comprehensive approach to third-party logistics services for the food and beverage industry.
The company currently operates strategically placed facilities along the East Coast near the ports of New York and New Jersey, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Savannah.
The new East Coast Warehouse & Distribution operation will be part of North Charleston’s Shipyard Creek Logisitics Center located at 2015 Tellico Road, 1.5 miles from the entrance of the SC Ports Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal.
The temperature-controlled facility will be dedicated to public refrigerated warehousing solutions and will also serve as a base for the company’s Safeway Trucking operation.
Operations are expected to begin in the summer of 2025.
“We’re thankful to our partners at Capital Development Partners and the Port of Charleston who helped us make a smooth transition into the Charleston market. This new facility – our first in the market – will allow us to expand our footprint, improve productivity, maximize flexibility and offer increased speed to customers in the greater Charleston area,” said East Coast Warehouse & Distribution CEO Jamie Overley.
“East Coast Warehouse & Distribution’s $14.5 million investment and the 52 new jobs it will create underscore the strength of the logistics industry in Charleston County and across our state. We congratulate the company on this announcement and look forward to its success in South Carolina,” said Gov. Henry McMaster.
