Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority and specializing in break-bulk, containers, RoRo, heavy-lift and project cargo, the port is comprised of two modern, deepwater terminals: Ocean Terminal and Garden City Terminal.
The Port of Savannah is the fastest-growing and fourth-largest port in the nation, with more than 70 percent of the population reachable within a two-day drive.
In fiscal year 2014, the Georgia Ports Authority moved more than 29 million tons of cargo, three million 20-foot equivalent containers and more than 700,000 auto and machinery units. . . .
In 2014, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project was authorized to begin construction to deepen the harbor to 47 feet through the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. Completion is expected in early 2018. In addition, the Port of Savannah has planned investments of the next decade of $1.4 billion.
–“Port of Savannah: A Window to the World,”
Savannah Economic Development Authority
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