🇺🇸 USA
North Atlantic · Container Terminal
In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 61 vessel arrivals at Charleston, with Cargo accounting for 23% of port calls — lower than the North Atlantic regional average of 47%. Charleston in USA sits along the backbone of transatlantic trade between Europe and the Americas. The North Atlantic is generally lower-risk than active piracy or conflict zones, but its weather is among the most powerful on Earth. The winter storm season (November–March) produces sustained gale-force winds, significant wave heights above 10 metres, and reduced visibility. The Great Circle route between Northern Europe and the US East Coast passes through peak storm activity, and the choice between a shorter rougher track and a longer calmer deviation has material financial implications. EU and US sanctions enforcement adds compliance overhead — both maintain extensive regimes that require thorough vessel and ownership-chain vetting.
Across 61 distinct vessel arrivals, 56 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Charleston:
Charleston falls under the US Coast Guard. The US Coast Guard operates its own Port State Control programme rather than participating in a regional MoU. The USCG Port State Control Annual Report publishes detention statistics by flag and class society. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag performance (USCG QUALSHIP 21 status where applicable), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity.
Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):
| Arrived | Vessel | Flag | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | ENSEMBLE | 🇸🇬 SG | Tanker |
| 2026-06-15 | ENSEMBLE | 🇸🇬 SG | Tanker |
| 2026-06-11 | MSC MAEVA | 🇵🇦 PA | Cargo |
| 2026-06-10 | SOUTHERN ROSE | 🇺🇸 US | Towing |
| 2026-06-10 | OOCL SUNFLOWER | 🇭🇰 HK | Cargo |
| 2026-06-10 | CAUTIN | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
| 2026-06-09 | CAUTIN | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
| 2026-06-09 | OOCL SUNFLOWER | 🇭🇰 HK | Cargo |
| 2026-06-09 | SOUTHERN ROSE | 🇺🇸 US | Towing |
| 2026-06-09 | CG JAMES | 🇺🇸 US | Law Enforcement |
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