More funds for Savannah paving upgrade

Rail dwell is less than one day with daily rail departures carrying cargo to major markets such as Dallas, Memphis and Atlanta.

When all work is complete, Ocean Terminal’s annual capacity will grow from 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units to more than 1.5 million TEUs.

There are shortages in car carrying capacity, especially in China, where the export of electric vehicles has soared in the past two years.

Georgia signs off on funding for special harbor improvements at the Port of Brunswick to accommodate larger car carriers.

In a bid to reduce truck traffic in local neighbourhoods and cut levels of pollution, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is to invest US$29M in the construction of a new overpass.

The Eugene Talmadge Memorial suspension bridge in Savannah is to be raised meaning that ships with bigger air draughts will be able to call at the port.