SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – People walking or driving down River Street may see more ships with higher cargo stacks as the Port of Savannah’s expansion continues.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved the permit for the Savannah Container Terminal after a three-year review process, the Georgia Ports Authority announced at its annual State of the Port of Savannah event.
GPA President Kevin Price announced the approval, saying the terminal will help take the port to a 12 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) gateway container capacity, according to the Georgia Ports Authority. Savannah’s current container capacity is 7.75 million TEU, according to the authority…