Georgia Ports’ reconstruction of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal passed the halfway mark in June, with two upgraded vessel berths, a new gate complex and a major increase in planned container capacity.
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.
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.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Marinex Construction a $37.8 million contract for Savannah Inner Harbor maintenance dredging, including work to remove as much as 5.6 million cubic yards of accumulated material from the federal navigation channel.
The Port of Savannah handled 503,739 TEUs in July, with loaded exports nearing 115,000 TEUs and truck gate activity averaging nearly 15,000 transactions a day, Georgia Ports Authority reported.
A new Savannah Harbor modification study will examine additional channel depth and passing lanes that could allow large vessels to move inbound and outbound at the same time.
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