Port · United States

Port of Charleston

The Port of Charleston in United States is an actively tracked Evergreen discharge port on bexy, with 5,870 tracked arrivals, most often from China, Germany and France.

Arrivals
5,870
Departures
0
Median planned port-to-port
35 days
Top origins
6

Location

UN/LOCODE
USCHS
Coordinates
32.78° N, 79.92° W
port position from Wikidata (opens in a new tab)
Time zone
America/New_York

Code from the UNECE UN/LOCODE list (release 2024-2), matched by bexy to the city and country in Evergreen's record. A port spans many berths: a position stands for the port or its city, not a terminal.

About the Port of Charleston

Cargo bound for Charleston is most often loaded at Shanghai, Qingdao, Bremerhaven and Xingang. Planned port-to-port transit to Charleston has a median of 35 days (middle half 32–42 days, 90% within 49 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at Charleston in the carrier's routing, across 217 shipments. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 80% of the arrivals. Actual transit to Charleston, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 42 days (middle half 37–42 days, 90% within 68 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at Charleston, across 96 shipments with a recorded discharge at Charleston. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 80% of the arrivals.

Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment through Charleston by its Bill of Lading or container number on bexy for the vessel, voyage, port milestones and container status — free, with no account needed.

Arrivals at Charleston

Where cargo for Charleston comes from
Origin country Shipments
China [CN]5,163
Germany [DE]238
France [FR]171
Lithuania [LT]103
Belgium [BE]87
Netherlands [NL]54
Loading ports feeding Charleston
Port of loading Shipments Route
Port of Shanghai [CN]3,677Shanghai → Charleston
Port of Qingdao [CN]999Qingdao → Charleston
Port of Bremerhaven [DE]260—
Port of Xingang [CN]226—
Port of Xiamen [CN]205—
Port of Le Havre [FR]171—
Planned port-to-port transit to Charleston estimated (from the carrier's planned routing)
Median 35 days
Middle half (P25–P75) 32–42 days
90% within (P90) 49 days
Shipments measured 217

From the loaded-on-board date to the planned arrival at Charleston in the carrier's routing — estimates, port to port, with no inland leg. Volume-weighted across the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 80% of the arrivals.

Actual port-to-port transit to Charleston actual (from carrier discharge events)
Median 42 days
Middle half (P25–P75) 37–42 days
90% within (P90) 68 days
Shipments with a recorded discharge 96

From the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at Charleston, as Evergreen's container events record it — actual dates, not estimates, for only the shipments whose discharge is on record. Volume-weighted across the loading ports with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 80% of the arrivals.

Recent shipments bound for Charleston

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Port of Charleston?
The Port of Charleston is a container shipping port in United States. bexy tracks 5,870 shipment legs moving through it.
Where does cargo arriving at the Port of Charleston come from?
Cargo discharged at Charleston most often comes from China, Germany, France and Lithuania, loaded mainly at Shanghai, Qingdao, Bremerhaven and Xingang. Origins are the place-of-receipt countries on the Evergreen (EGLV) Bills of Lading tracked on bexy.
How long does shipping to Charleston take?
Planned port-to-port transit to Charleston has a median of 35 days (middle half 32–42 days, 90% within 49 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at Charleston in the carrier's routing, across 217 shipments. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 measured shipments, which carry 80% of the arrivals. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Charleston adds time.
How long does shipping to Charleston actually take?
Actual transit to Charleston, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 42 days (middle half 37–42 days, 90% within 68 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at Charleston, across 96 shipments with a recorded discharge at Charleston. It weights each loading port by its number of arrivals, over the loading ports with at least 20 recorded discharges, which carry 80% of the arrivals. These are actual dates from the carrier's container events, not estimates, port to port, and any inland leg after discharge adds time. They cover only shipments whose discharge at Charleston is on record: for most Bills of Lading bexy first reads the record after the container has been returned empty, when the discharge is no longer shown.
How busy is the Port of Charleston?
bexy tracks 0 export and 5,870 import shipment legs at Charleston. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the port's total throughput.
How do I track a shipment to the Port of Charleston?
Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to follow the vessel, voyage and each container from departure to arrival — free, with no login.

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Cite this page

bexy, "Port of Charleston — Shipments & Routes", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 5,870 tracked shipment legs. https://bexy.io/ports/charleston

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