Savannah Area Chamber: Port Of Savannah Completes Harbor Deepening Project

Savannah GA

04 April, 2022

6:01 PM

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Press release from the Savannah Area Chamber: Apr. 4, 2022 The Georgia Ports Authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Georgia Department of Transportation and dignitaries joined state officials Friday to mark completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening. The project expedites the flow of cargo to and from global destinations by reducing tidal restrictions for mega-ships transiting the Savannah River.  Dredging for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project started in September 2015, adding five feet in depth to the shipping channel. Initial feasibility studies for the harbor deepening began in 1997.  For more information, click here. This press release was produced by the Savannah Area Chamber. The views expressed here are the author's own.