Port of Wilmington
United StatesNorth Carolina

Port of Wilmington

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About Port of Wilmington

Our expertise can increase your profitability. For starters, the Port of Wilmington is strategically placed on the East Coast of the United States, just 700 miles from more than 70% of the country's industrial base. Recent and ongoing upgrades to regional and national roadway networks have made surface transportation supporting the Port of Wilmington superior than nearby ports. In addition, CSX Transportation offers intermodal rail service with the best transit times in the industry, as well as daily boxcar, tanker, and general cargo service. Wilmington is one of the few Southern shipping ports with readily available berths and storage facilities for containers and general cargo. Specifically, it provides terminal facilities for container, bulk, breakbulk, and ro-ro operations. It features a deep 42-foot navigational channel, nine berths with 6,768 feet of wharf frontage, four post-Panamax container cranes, and three neo-Panamax container cranes. Modern transit and warehouse facilities, as well as cutting-edge cargo management technology, provide a comprehensive platform for facilitating international trade in the rapidly expanding Southeast United States market. 26 miles from the open sea on the Cape Fear River Channel is 42 ft. 600,000 TEU capacity container terminal Almost one million sq. ft. of prime covered and sprinklered storage Seven container cranes Intermodal rail provided by CSX Transportation

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COORDINATES
34.19627 N, -77.94838 E

Port Information

Berth Sizes

20m+

Depth at MLW

3m+

Manoeuvrability

Fair

Channel Marking

Excellent

Port of Entry

Yes

Overseas Visitor Berths

No

Dock Type

Fixed

Style Side To

Yes

Tidal Flow

Negligible

Active Winter

Yes

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Weather Forecast

Sun
5AM - 9AM
17 May 2026
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    Light and variable.
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    Increasing from 14 to 22°C
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    SE 0.7m at 6s period
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    Cloudy
Sun
9AM - 1PM
17 May 2026
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    Light and variable.
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    Increasing from 23 to 28°C
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    SE 0.6m at 6s period
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    Cloudy
Sun
1PM - 5PM
17 May 2026
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    S 6 knots increasing to 12 knots. Gusts up to 17 knots.
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    25 to 30°C
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    SE 0.7m at 6s period
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    UV Index: 8 - Very High
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    Cloudy