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THE board of Georgia Ports Authority has approved a plan to renovate and realign the docks in the port of Savannah\u2019s ocean terminal to better accommodate the port\u2019s growing box volumes.<\/p>\n
The terminal handles breakbulk and containers, and the transformation is part of a broader effort to turn it into a container-only operation.<\/p>\n
The depot will continue containership and breakbulk operations during construction, said GPA chief operating officer Ed McCarthy.<\/p>\n
The docks will be rebuilt to provide an additional 2,800 linear feet of berth space that could handle two 16,000 teu containerships simultaneously, which will be served by new ship-to-shore cranes.<\/p>\n
The GPA plans to shift most breakbulk operations to the port of Brunswick, where construction has started on 360,00 sq ft of dockside warehousing, according to executive director Griff Lynch.<\/p>\n
\u201cCompletion of this project will improve our flexibility and allow Georgia Ports to optimise cargo movement, supporting our customers in delivering goods to market efficiently,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Overall, the project \u201cwill bring expanded gate facilities and paving to allow for 1.5m twenty-foot equivalent units of annual capacity,\u201d according to the statement.<\/p>\n
The port of Savannah has grown tremendously over the past two years during the pandemic-induced import boom. It handled almost 20% more cargo in 2021 than in 2020, and has grown an additional 7.2% so far this year compared with the year earlier period. Volumes were further buoyed this year by the labour dispute on the west coast that led many disruption-wary shippers to divert their cargo eastwards.<\/p>\n
The port logged its busiest month on record in August, handling 575,513 teu, while October (552,800 teu) and July (530,800 teu) were its second and third busiest months, respectively.<\/p>\n
The increase in volumes has created a vessel backlog that hovered over 35 boxships during summer, and while it has come down significantly from those highs, Lloyd\u2019s List Intelligence data shows that there were still 23 ships at anchor as of Monday afternoon, the most of any US port.<\/p>\n
Port officials expect that volumes will ease as the year ends, and Mr Lynch said that the opening of a new container berth at the port\u2019s Garden City terminal next summer coupled with the declining volumes will help expedite vessel service.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we are beginning to see an anticipated market correction, it is important that GPA move forward with projects like the ocean terminal enhancements to accommodate business growth,\u201d said GPA board chairman Joel Wooten. \u201cThrough continued infrastructure improvement, we will ensure the free flow of commerce, and our ability to meet expanding customer demand.\u201d<\/p>\n
The GPA board has approved $1.17bn in infrastructure investments over the past year, according to the statement.<\/p>\n
Source: The Lloyd\u2019s List<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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