Editing Charleston, South Carolina (section)

===Port===
{{Main|Port of Charleston}}
[[File:The 13,092-TEU container ship COSCO Development works at the Port of Charleston's Wando Welch Terminal.jpg|thumb|left|Wanda Welch Terminal in the Port of Charleston]]
The Port of Charleston, owned and operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority, is one of the largest ports in the United States, ranked seventh in the top 25 by [[containerization|containerized cargo]] volume in 2018.<ref name="bts.gov"/> It consists of six terminals, with the sixth opening in April 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Charleston Opens First New U.S. Container Terminal in 12 Years |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/charleston-opens-first-new-u-s-container-terminal-in-12-years |website=The Maritime Executive |access-date=April 10, 2021 |language=en |date=April 9, 2021 |archive-date=April 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409234212/https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/charleston-opens-first-new-u-s-container-terminal-in-12-years |url-status=live }}</ref> Port activity at the two terminals located in the city of Charleston is one of the city's leading sources of revenue, behind tourism.

Today, the Port of Charleston boasts the deepest water in the southeast region and regularly handles ships too big to transit through the [[Panama Canal]]. A harbor-deepening project was completed,<ref>{{cite web |date=October 13, 2020 |title=Harbor Deepening |url=http://scspa.com/facilities/port-expansion/harbor-deepening/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014010914/http://scspa.com/facilities/port-expansion/harbor-deepening/ |archive-date=October 14, 2020 |access-date=October 13, 2020 |website=South Carolina Ports |language=en}}</ref> which makes the Port of Charleston's entrance channel a depth of {{convert|54|ft}} and harbor channel 52 feet at mean low tide. With an average high tide of {{convert|6|ft}}, the depth clearances will become {{convert|60|ft}} and 58 feet, respectively. At {{convert|52|ft}}, the Port of Charleston is the deepest harbor on the East Coast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2022 |title=Charleston has deepest harbor on East Coast at 52 feet |url=https://scspa.com/news/charleston-has-deepest-harbor-on-east-coast-at-52-feet/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=South Carolina Ports |language=en-US}}</ref>

Part of Union Pier Terminal in Charleston is a cruise ship passenger terminal hosting numerous cruise departures annually through 2019. Beginning in May 2019, until cruise operations were interrupted in April 2020, the [[Carnival Cruise Lines|Carnival]] [[Carnival Sunshine|''Sunshine'']] was permanently stationed in Charleston, offering 4, 5, and 7-day cruises to the [[Caribbean]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Newer, larger Carnival Sunshine to call Charleston home beginning in 2019 |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/business/newer-larger-carnival-sunshine-to-call-charleston-home-beginning-in-2019/article_788e2410-db50-11e7-b310-27d2608ad604.html |website=postandcourier.com |language=en |date=December 7, 2017 |access-date=October 13, 2020 |archive-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017144430/https://www.postandcourier.com/business/newer-larger-carnival-sunshine-to-call-charleston-home-beginning-in-2019/article_788e2410-db50-11e7-b310-27d2608ad604.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

With the closure of the Naval Base and the [[Charleston Naval Shipyard]] in 1996, Detyens, Inc. signed a long-term lease. Detyens Shipyard, Inc. is one of the East Coast's most extensive commercial marine repair facilities, with three dry docks, one floating dock, and six piers. Projects include military, commercial, and cruise ships.