Carrier services calling Charleston
A carrier service is a carrier’s fixed loop of port calls, such as Hapag-Lloyd’s IEX. Read from the stops of the published sailings: a service counts as calling here when a sailing loads, transships or discharges at Charleston on it. Services with their own page were seen on at least 3 sailings.
| Service | Carrier | Calls | Loading | Transshipment | Discharge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4 | Hapag-Lloyd | 21 | — | — | 21 |
| AA7 | Hapag-Lloyd | 20 | — | — | 20 |
| AL3 | Hapag-Lloyd | 15 | — | — | 15 |
| AA7 | Wan Hai Lines | 12 | — | — | 12 |
| AWE7 | COSCO Shipping | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| IEX | OOCL | 7 | — | — | 7 |
| IPE | COSCO Shipping | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| TPI | Hapag-Lloyd | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| ZXB | ZIM | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| ECC3 | OOCL | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| IPE2 | COSCO Shipping | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| ECX1 | OOCL | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Scheduled arrivals and departures at Charleston
Every arrival and departure at Charleston on the published sailings, as published on Sep 18. Arrivals name the ship that sails in, departures the ship that sails out. The same physical call published by several carriers or on several routes is one row. Dates are the carrier's published schedule and change without notice.
| Date | Event | Vessel / voyage | Carrier | Service | From / to | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Arrival | SAN CHRISTOBAL | Maersk | — | INNSA | INNSA → USCHS |
| Oct 20 | Arrival | KYOTO EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd | AA7 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS |
| Oct 22 | Arrival | MAERSK DENVER | Maersk | — | INNSA | INNSA → USCHS |
| Oct 25 | Arrival | TINOS EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd | TPI | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS |
| Oct 29 | Arrival | MAERSK SELETAR | Maersk | — | INNSA | INNSA → USCHS |
| Oct 31 | Arrival | ONE MAGNIFICENCE | COSCO Shipping | IPE2 | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS |
| Nov 1 | Arrival | KYOTO EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd | AA7 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS |
| Nov 1 | Arrival | W KLAIPEDA | Hapag-Lloyd | TPI | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS |
| Nov 3 | Arrival | WAN HAI A13 | Wan Hai Lines | AA7 | SGSIN | INMAA → USCHS |
| Nov 4 | Arrival | UMM SALAL | Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk | US4 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 5 | Arrival | vessel not named | Hapag-Lloyd | AL3 | NLRTM | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS |
| Nov 5 | Arrival | MAERSK SAN VICENTE | Maersk | — | INNSA | INNSA → USCHS |
| Nov 6 | Arrival | CMA CGM BIANCA | COSCO Shipping, OOCL | IEX, IPE | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS, INNSA → USCHS |
| Nov 8 | Arrival | TIRUA | Hapag-Lloyd | TPI | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS |
| Nov 9 | Arrival | KYOTO EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd | AA7 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 11 | Arrival | LEVERKUSEN EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk | US4 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 11 | Arrival | WAN HAI A18 | Wan Hai Lines | AA7 | SGSIN | INMAA → USCHS, INNSA → USCHS |
| Nov 12 | Arrival | MAERSK HARTFORD | Maersk | — | INNSA | INNSA → USCHS |
| Nov 12 | Arrival | SUAPE EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd | AL3 | DEHAM | INENR → USCHS |
| Nov 13 | Arrival | CMA CGM CONGO | COSCO Shipping, OOCL | IEX, IPE | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS, INNSA → USCHS |
| Nov 14 | Arrival | ZIM MOUNT VINSON | ZIM | ZXB | SGSIN | INMAA → USCHS |
| Nov 17 | Arrival | W KAMPALA | Hapag-Lloyd | TPI | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS |
| Nov 18 | Arrival | APL ANTWERP | CMA CGM | — | INMUN | INPAV → USCHS |
| Nov 18 | Arrival | ULSAN EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk | US4 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 19 | Arrival | MAERSK PITTSBURGH | Maersk | — | INMUN | INENR → USCHS |
| Nov 19 | Arrival | TO BE NOMINATED | Hapag-Lloyd | AL3 | DEHAM | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 20 | Arrival | CMA CGM GANGES | COSCO Shipping, OOCL | IEX, IPE | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS, INNSA → USCHS |
| Nov 20 | Arrival | WAN HAI A15 | Hapag-Lloyd | AA7 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS |
| Nov 21 | Arrival | ZIM MOUNT OLYMPUS | ZIM | ZXB | SGSIN | INMAA → USCHS, INNSA → USCHS |
| Nov 22 | Arrival | SEATTLE EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd | TPI | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS |
| Nov 22 | Arrival | WAN HAI A15 | Hapag-Lloyd | AA7 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 23 | Arrival | CMA CGM MEXICO | CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, OOCL | AWE7, ECC3 | MYPKG | INMAA → USCHS, INPAV → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 24 | Arrival | TEMPANOS | Wan Hai Lines | AA7 | SGSIN | INMUN → USCHS, INNSA → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 24 | Arrival | WAN HAI A13 | Wan Hai Lines | AA7 | SGSIN | INMAA → USCHS, INMUN → USCHS |
| Nov 25 | Arrival | AIN SNAN EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk | US4 | LKCMB | INENR → USCHS, INMAA → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 25 | Arrival | OOCL LAVENDER | CMA CGM | — | CNXMN | INPAV → USCHS |
| Nov 26 | Arrival | AL MANAMAH | Hapag-Lloyd | AL3 | DEHAM | INENR → USCHS, INTUT → USCHS |
| Nov 26 | Arrival | TANGIER MAERSK | Maersk | — | INMUN | INENR → USCHS |
| Nov 27 | Arrival | APL ANTWERP | COSCO Shipping, OOCL | IEX, IPE | INMUN | INMUN → USCHS, INNSA → USCHS |
| Nov 28 | Arrival | ZIM MOUNT KILIMANJARO | ZIM | ZXB | SGSIN | INMAA → USCHS, INNSA → USCHS |
Sailings from Charleston
No Airlift route starts here.
Carriers calling Charleston
Vessels calling Charleston
The count is scheduled calls at Charleston. Ships with a page were named on at least 3 published sailings.
Local time at Charleston
Cut-offs, gate hours and the carrier's office all run on the port's clock, so check it before you promise a delivery date.
Source: IANA time zone database, the zone that covers the port itself, so the offset follows daylight saving; the clock reads from your own device.
Container terminals at Charleston
The terminals a container ship can be worked at here, so you know which gate a trucker goes to and which terminal code to quote on a booking. Which one your ship uses is set by the carrier on the booking, not by the port.
| Code | Terminal | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| HLT | HUGH K. LEATHERMAN TERMINAL (HLT) | SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY |
| NCMT | NORTH CHARLESTON MARINE TERMINAL | SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY |
| WWMT | WANDO WELCH MARINE TERMINAL | SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY |
The carriers on the Airlift routes publish the port on their schedules, not the terminal, so no terminal above is marked as called. Ask us and we will confirm the terminal on your booking.
Source: SMDG Terminal Code List, edition of 2026-06-09, republished every few weeks (CC-BY 4.0); which terminals the carriers name comes from their published schedules, updated Sep 18.
Nearby ports you could ship through instead
Ports near Charleston that Airlift also books, worth a look when space, a cut-off or a rate at Charleston does not work.
Source: the two ports' own coordinates for the distance, which is straight-line and not road or sea miles, and the carriers' published schedules for the services that call at both, updated Sep 18.
About Charleston (USCHS)
- UN/LOCODE profile: USCHS in the port-code finder
- CBP Schedule D code 1601
- Position 32.78, -79.93
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Where this data comes from
Sailing dates, ships and port calls come from the carriers’ own published schedules for departures in the next four weeks, and your browser asks the schedule feed again when you open a page. A carrier service or a ship gets its own page once it has appeared on at least three of those sailings. Transit times labelled “Airlift history” are the typical range on Airlift’s own shipments for that lane, and the sea lines on the maps are schematic.
Berth time and dwell time are not in the carriers' schedules and are not shown. The terminal list is the SMDG Terminal Code List and the time zone comes from the port's coordinates; neither says which terminal a given ship will work at. Schedules published as of Sep 18, method checked Sep 18. Provided for planning only. Schedules, routings and ship assignments change without notice; confirm with your carrier or with Airlift before booking. Nothing on these pages is a rate, a guarantee of space or a guaranteed transit time.