The Port of Savannah says it is 60% finished with a $1.6 billion renovation that will grow the capacity of its Ocean Terminal from 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) to 1.75 million TEU per year.
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) said it would work smaller vessels at the 2,650-foot Ocean Terminal berth until mid-fall 2027, when the first phase of the container yard renovation is complete. The entire Ocean Terminal yard will be completed by the end of 2028.
The truck gate at Ocean Terminal is now fully operational and features 12 inbound and six outbound lanes. A $29 million port–funded overpass routes those departing trucks from Ocean Terminal directly onto U.S. 17 and Interstate 16, bypassing neighborhood streets.
“Transforming a 200-acre terminal while keeping the port operating is a tremendous undertaking, and the progress at Ocean Terminal is a testament to the hard work of our GPA team and our partners,” said Georgia Ports Authority Board Chairman Alec Poitevint.
The improvements at Ocean Terminal are part of GPA’s port master plan. Over the next 10 years, Georgia Ports plans to invest $5 billion in capacity enhancements to support future supply chain requirements, adding five container berths in Savannah and one RoRo berth in Brunswick.
