The Port of Charleston has numerous terminals that steamship lines may call. Transit times from the sea buoy to these range from 1 hour to 2.5 hours. The channel depth at water is 45 feet.

SSA Cooper is a full-service stevedore handling containers, breakbulk — paper products, lumber, steel, reefer cargo, lifts, RoRo, bulk commodities and passenger vessels. Our carrier-sponsored Container Freight Station division is actively stuffing and stripping containers on terminal for shippers.

Location: 1 hour transit to sea buoy

Size: 60 acres

Water Depth: 40 feet low water

Berths: 4

Total Berthing Length: 2,470 feet

Commodities Handled:

• RoRo
• Breakbulk
• Passenger (stands alone)

Truck Gates: 1 inbound/outbound

Rail Services: CSX and Norfolk Southern covered rail access to all warehouses

RoRo Services: Yes

Heavy Lift Service: Mobile truck crane only

Transit Shed: 698,049 square feet

Fumigation Facilities: Yes

Highway Access: 2.7 miles to I-26

General notes about the rail service: The South Carolina Railway Commission provides rail service in the state, with CSX and Norfolk Southern as the two major rail carriers. Each terminal in Charleston is operated by an independent rail service which feeds these terminals. These independents transfer rail cars from the individual terminals to the two major carriers’ offsite locations.

 

Independents:

• PUC - Columbus Street and Union Pier
• Port Terminal Railroad - North Charleston
• East Coast Berkeley Railroad - Wando area

From U.S. 95:

• I-26 East to East Bay St. exit
• South on East Bay
• Follow the signs to terminal