How do I place an advertisement in PortCharleston?

PortCharleston offers a very well targeted readership of shipping and transportation professionals. Advertising in PortCharleston is a cost-effective and high-profile way to get the word out about your services. Ocean carriers, motor freightlines, warehousers, stevedores, shipping agents, packers and consolidators, diving services, freight forwarders, custom house brokers, container repair companies, fumigators, and many other service providers choose the Port of Charleston each month. You can supply your own artwork or we can design an ad for you.

Deadlines for artwork are the 5th of the preceding month. We prefer to receive digital ads as PDFs on CD. We can accept .tiff, .eps, or PDF files. Line screen is 150. Maximum density is 260%. Color proofs are required for 4-color ads. Our magazine prints directly to plate. If you cannot supply digital files, please contact the publisher or editor. We do have the capability to handle a variety of Windows-based file formats, however due to font conversion issues we prefer to use them only as a last resort.

Agency commission of 15% available to accredited advertising agencies only.

All ads will be billed after publication.

For a PDF of the entire PortCharleston Rate Sheet, please click here.

For more information on advertising in PortCharleston, click here, or call the Port of Charleston staff at (843)577-8622.




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