Where is the port of Charleston?

Charleston is in United States, at 32.78° N, 79.92° W (WPI reference position).

Is Charleston inside an Emission Control Area?

Charleston's reference position falls inside North American ECA — indicative screening; confirm obligations under MARPOL Annex VI.

How far is Charleston from other major ports?

Nearest listed ports by modelled sea route: Savannah (134 nm), Freeport (431 nm), Norfolk (438 nm). See the full table below.

Port Directory · United States

Charleston

Port reference data and sea-route distances for Charleston, United States.

ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTED

Position

32.78° N, 79.92° W — WPI record CHARLESTON

Port class

WPI harbour size: small. Max vessel: large vessels.

Depths & tide

Channel depth (max): 31.1 m. Anchorage depth (max): 31.1 m. Mean tidal range: 5 m.

Sea distances

Nearest ports from Charleston

Sea-route distances over an open maritime routing network — planning estimates, not voyage plans.

Charleston Savannah134 nm Charleston Freeport431 nm Charleston Norfolk438 nm Charleston Miami448 nm Charleston New York / New Jersey639 nm Charleston Kingston1,080 nm

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