Greensboro Economic
Development Alliance

342 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

Office: (336) 387-8302
Toll-free: (888) 693-6939
Fax: (336) 510-0295

greensboroeda@greensboro.org

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Transportation Infrastructure

North Carolina Deepwater Ports

North Carolina's Ports in Wilmington and Morehead City, plus an inland terminal in Charlotte, link the State’s businesses to world markets from the middle of the North and South Atlantic shipping lanes.   The deepwater ports are within 700 miles of more than 170 million American and Canadian consumers and 70% of the U.S. industrial base.

NC Ports Tax Credits                                  NC Port Directory

Top Trading Partners:  China, Venezuela, Colombia, India, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Turkey

Primary Exports:  Fertilizer, woodpulp, forest products, general merchandise, food, chemicals, and metal products

Primary Imports:  Forest products, chemicals, natural rubber, cement, scrap metal, steel, coal and general merchandise

Port of Wilmington

Services for containerized, breakbulk, roll on/roll off, bulk and project cargo.
Channel depth – 42 feet.

Port of Morehead City

Services for breakbulk, roll on/roll off, and bulk
Channel project depth – 45 feet

Distance from Greensboro to Selected Ports
Greensboro to Port of Wilmington
Greensboro to Port of Morehead City
Greensboro to Port of Charleston
Greensboro to Port of Norfolk
Greensboro to Port of Savannah
   
203 miles/3 hours
196 miles/3.5 hours
273 miles/4.5 hours
235 miles/4 hours
300 miles/5 hours