History

Liberty Terminals was established by a consortium of experienced Stevedores and Multi- Purpose Vessels operators in order to secure a future platform for operating a flexible and reliable loading, discharging and safe handling, warehousing and storage of all kind of break-bulk-, roll on/off-, container- and heavy lift cargo. As the dedicated Container Carriers show their increasing demands for additional areas/land requirements to accommodate the future growth within the Port areas for pure container operation, the Multi Purpose- Roll on/off- and Heavy Lift Vessels have been steadily squeezed away from their present berth location from where they have performed their operation for decades without any planned substitution Terminals for their special needs / requirements.
 
This is where the dedicated Break-Bulk, Roll on/off and Heavy Lift Operator Liberty Terminals comes in as a facility independent of Public Port Policies, union, politic restrains and with a substantial higher and more flexible service level in general to the benefit of our customers.
 
Liberty Terminals are pleased to announce their takeover of the former East Coast Terminal in Savannah as from January 1st 2006 being the first "Liberty Terminal" in USA.
 
The new name of the Terminal is "Liberty Terminals Savannah"
 
The Owners of Liberty Terminals plan to invest the necessary funds and resources required to achieve general refurbishment and upgrade of the entire Terminal in order to transform the Terminal into a state of the art and sophisticated Marine Terminal equipped with all modern facilities and equipment with focus on Multipurpose Carriers, Break-Bulk Roll on/off and Containerized Cargo.

In October 2008 Liberty Terminals merged with WSI of the Southeast who was a recognized and well established stevedoring, warehousing and trucking company working out of Georgetown SC since 1985.  WSI has since grown and expanded its operations to Charleston, Port Manatee, Tampa, and has several crews of ship’s crane operators serving bulk vessels all throughout the east and gulf coasts, as well as the Caribbean.

The new name for the group of companies is Liberty Terminals LLC

The new Liberty Terminals will be a true specialist in break bulk operations, project cargoes, heavy-lifts, Roll on Roll off and Container Freight Station Services.

Liberty Terminals LLC are operating the following professional Terminals and Stevedoring companies:

Liberty Terminals Georgetown LLC:

Stevedoring, Warehouse and Trucking operations

Liberty Terminals Charleston LLC:

Stevedoring on all Port of Charleston’s Break Bulk Terminals and the private “Pier Juliet” - Terminal operations, Stevedoring, and Warehouse Operations

Liberty Terminals Savannah LLC:

Own independent private Terminal - Terminal operations, Stevedoring, Warehouse operations

Liberty Terminals Manatee LLC:

Terminal operations, Stevedoring and Warehouse operations

Liberty Terminals Tampa LLC:

Stevedoring Break Bulk, Bulk and Warehouse Operations

Liberty Terminals Bulk:

Flying gangs of supervisors and crane operators who will load and discharge all types of bulk cargo throughout the US East and Gulf Coasts and the Caribbean