The Port of Savannah plans to boost its container handling ability through a $2.5 billion project aimed at making the Port the main East Coast gateway to U.S. inland markets.
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) executive director Griff Lynch says his agency will bring total container handling capacity to 8 million twenty foot equivalent (teu) in containers, up from current capacity of 5.5 million teus, over the next decade.
“We’re preparing to redefine the Port of Savannah as not simply the load center for the Southeastern U.S., but as the port of choice for major inland markets east of the Mississippi River,” Lynch said at an event at the Port of Savannah.
The expansion includes the Mega Mason Rail Terminal project at the Port of Savannah. Mega Mason, which just received $92 million in funding from the GPA, will double intermodal capacity to 1 million lifts per year, at the Garden City Terminal, Savannah’s main container handling site.