{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Charleston","identifier":"US CHS","unlocode":"US CHS","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":32.783333,"longitude":-79.916667},"description":"Operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority, Charleston ranks among the busiest container gateways on the US East Coast, moving roughly 2.8 million TEU a year despite its modest formal harbor rating. Volume is spread across several terminals: Wando Welch handles about 80 % of containers (capacity around 2.4 million TEU), complemented by the North Charleston Terminal and the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, opened in 2021. Following the 2022 harbor deepening to roughly 16 m, fully laden Neopanamax","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/charleston-port-us-chs","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/charleston-port-us-chs","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Charleston · (UN/LOCODE: US CHS) · United States · Small · 12.5 m"}