Gate Operating Hours

Find the container gate operating hours for all facilities.

North Charleston Terminal (NCT) and Wando Welch Terminal (WWT)

Motor carriers attempting to perform dual missions must enter the lanes by 16:30. Motor carriers attempting to perform single missions must enter the lanes by 17:00.

Motor carriers attempting to deliver or receive refrigerated containers must enter the lanes for dual missions by 16:00 and single missions by 16:30.

Monday-Friday0500 - 1700
Saturday0600 - 1700
Sunday0800 - 1700 by appointment
Flex ScheduleYes
Yard Service ProvidedYes

Monday-Friday

Motor carriers attempting to perform dual missions must enter the lanes by 4:30 PM.

Motor carriers attempting to perform single missions must enter the lanes by 5:00 PM.

Saturday

Motor carriers attempting to perform dual missions must enter the lanes by 4:00 PM.

Motor carriers attempting to perform single missions must enter the lanes by 4:30 PM.

Sunday

Requests must be submitted by 1600 Friday using the “Gate Request” form at the link below.

All import containers must be in inventory and fully released at the time of request.

Hugh Leatherman Terminal (HLT)

Hours 0800 - 1700 by appointment

Reefer Gates

Motor carriers attempting to deliver or receive refrigerated containers must enter the lanes for dual missions by 16:00 and single missions by 16:30.

Wando Welch Terminal (WWT)0600 to 1700
North Charleston Terminal (NCT)0800 to 1200 and 1300 to 1700
Hugh Leatherman Terminal (HLT)Appointment Only

Appointments can be made by requesting to the below emails:

Jacob Breland - JBreland@mrs-cmc.com

Michael Doniphan -  mdoniphan@scspa.com

HLT Planners -  hltplanners@scspa.com

Michael Wojnowski - mwojnowski@mrs-cmc.com

Reefers are not worked on Saturdays or Sundays at Wando Welch, North Charleston, or Hugh Leatherman Terminals except by special request.

Saturday and Sunday reefer transactions will require prior notice to the terminal and vendors. Any containers that arrive without the proper prior notice will be turned away and not serviced.

Email notice for all Saturday and Sunday reefer transactions MUST be received by 3 PM on the Friday before and include:

  • Container Number
  • Transaction Type: Empty In/Out, Import, Export
  • Booking Number
  • Vessel
  • Motor Carrier

All Saturday and Sunday reefer scheduling notices for transactions must include SCPA Contacts, Charleston Gate Contacts and the correct M&R vendor listed below, so labor can be properly scheduled.

Requests for ALL steamship lines must be sent to CMC at below email address:

Terminal Contacts:

Dept.31 Supervisors: Dept.31Supervisors@SCSPA.com

WWT Chief Clerk: wwtchief@charlestongate.com

Joel Britt: jbritt@scspa.com

Michael Doniphan: mdoniphan@scspa.com


Inland Port Greer

Sunday - Saturday 0000 - 2400
Flex Schedule: Yes
Yard Service Provided: Yes

Train Cutoff 15:00 - Monday thru Saturday


Inland Port Dillon

Monday - Friday 0600 - 1800
Flex Schedule: Yes
Yard Service: Yes

Train Cutoff 10:00 am Monday thru Friday


Breakbulk Gate Operating Hours
All Facilities

The breakbulk gate hours at North Charleston, Wando Welch, Hugh K. Leatherman and Veterans Terminals are Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 11:30 am and 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

Columbus Street and Union Pier hours are Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 11:30 am & 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm.

Scheduled appointment times are required so that proper personnel and equipment will be ready.

Please email appointment requests to CSTAppointments@scspa.com 48 hours in advance.

All import cargo pick-ups must first have a Custom’s and Agent’s release in place. The scheduled driver must also have an appropriate Loading Order Number. This is a 5 digit number ending in an L. For all export cargo, the driver must have a Dock receipt showing the steamship line Bill of Lading number for the cargo.