Newsroom

January 19, 2001

U.S.-West Africa Trade Via Charleston

The Port of Charleston is one of the nation’s busiest commercial seaports for trade between the U.S. and Africa. Charleston is the nation’s second largest port for containerized trade with Africa. Charleston moves nearly one-fifth of all trade between the U.S. and Africa. Since 1991, U.S.-Africa trade through the Port of Charleston has quadrupled, growing…