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Port Wentworth begins enforcing downtown semi-truck ban near Savannah freight corridors

August 21, 2026 by Savannah Maritime Report

An intermodal freight terminal in Garden City, Georgia, part of the Savannah-area freight network

Through semi-truck traffic is now barred from a section of Coastal Highway in downtown Port Wentworth, redirecting freight traffic while preserving access for local deliveries.

Georgia Ports trucker app tops 4,000 users as terminals expand digital gate processing

August 21, 2026 by Savannah Maritime Report

Aerial view of Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah

More than 4,000 truckers had enrolled in Georgia Ports’ mobile app by June as the Port of Savannah expanded digital tickets, container-location tools and facial-recognition gate access.