Charlotte Inland Port

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Address

1301 Exchange Street
Charlotte, NC 28208

Phone

704-398-2076

EMAIL

customerservice@ncports.com

inland connectivity

North Carolina Ports Charlotte Inland Port connects customers to distribution corridors, services and opportunity. Strategically located in the heart of the region’s manufacturing and distribution centers, the port serves the I-85 and I-77 corridors, thanks to intermodal transit service to and from the Port of Wilmington.

With 20 acres, 10 of which are already developed, the port can accommodate 2,000 grounded/wheeled containers. It also provides container yard operations to ocean carriers and serves as a staging area for empty and loaded containers with maintenance and repair service from an onsite vendor.

Queen City Express (QCE) advantages

  • Shortens first and last mile truck transit
  • Lowers transportation costs for businesses
  • No dwell times at Port of Wilmington or North Carolina Ports Charlotte Inland Port (CIP)
  • Flexible staging at CIP with 24/7 access potential
  • Provides customers unprecedented access to southeastern United States
  • Reduces the number of trucks on roadways, therefore reducing emissions

Download fact Sheet

WILMINGTON TO CHARLOTTE (IMPORTS)
STATUS NOMINAL TIME DAY LOCATION
Train Departs 01:00 Port of Wilmington
Import Milestone 19:00 CSX Terminal (CLT)
Available 08:00 Next Day CIP
Cut-Offs Trains Built
Nightly
CHARLOTTE TO WILMINGTON (EXPORTS)
STATUS NOMINAL TIME DAY LOCATION
Train Departs 06:00 CSX Terminal (CLT)
Export Milestone 19:00 CSX YARD (ILM)
In Yard 08:00 Next Day Port of Wilmington
Cut-Offs 17:30 at
CSX Terminal

csx intermodal ramp

  • Address: 5430 Hovis Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
  • Phone: (704) 392-3102
  • Operating Hours: 24 hours/7 days a week
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