More than 20 ocean carriers have vessels that carry cargo between Charleston and more than 150 nations around the world. Listed below are the United States’ top trading partners through the Port of Charleston.
Calendar Year 2021
Trade Lane
Export TEUS
Import TEUS
Total TEUS
%
NE ASIA
170,824
429,199
600,023
29.3%
N EUROPE
194,264
342,974
537,238
26.3%
SE ASIA
126,570
196,384
322,954
15.8%
I S C
72,506
113,716
186,222
9.1%
MED
39,934
55,101
95,035
4.6%
EC SOUTH AM
37,531
45,509
83,040
4.1%
WC SOUTH AM
43,402
26,192
69,594
3.4%
AFRICA
34,742
18,707
53,449
2.6%
OCEANIA
34,689
9,304
43,993
2.2%
MID EAST
13,494
15,418
28,912
1.4%
CENTRAL AM
9,257
9,025
18,282
0.9%
CARIBBEAN
4,316
942
5,258
0.3%
OTHER
387
316
703
0.0%
Grand Total
781,915
1,262,787
2,044,702
Source: PIERS Data Loaded import and export TEUs only.