With its world-class deepwater port, a growing international airport, and easily accessible ground transportation, Charleston County is well prepared to serve your transportation needs.
The deepest water of any port in the South Atlantic region*
With the deepest channels in the South Atlantic, regularly conducting vessels that draft up to 48 feet, and offering weekly service to more than 140 international destinations, Charleston’s world-class port is well equipped to take on any shipping challenge.
In fact, our port is internationally recognized for its high-efficiency rating—a rating based on speed of vessels navigating the natural harbor, availability of multiple terminals specializing in containerized, break-bulk, or rolling cargo, effective teamwork of port personnel and long shoremen, and smart time management with “truck turns.”
To ensure continued efficiency, the port is ever improving—with harbor deepening, development of a post-Panamax terminal, and purchase of state-of-the-art cranes and equipment to handle Post-Panamax vessels.
