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The first of two mobile harbor cranes is offloaded at the Port of Savannah\u2019s Ocean Terminal, June 30, 2020. Two new mobile harbor cranes will allow the Georgia Ports Authority to grow container handling services on the 200-acre facility. The cranes arrived by barge and were offloaded June 30 and July 1. Find print-quality images here. (Stephen B. Morton \/ Georgia Ports Authority)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Niche container terminal to provide new service<\/h2>\n

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SAVANNAH, Ga.,\u00a0<\/strong>July 2, 2020 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Two new mobile harbor cranes have been delivered to the Port of Savannah\u2019s Ocean Terminal as the Georgia Ports Authority expands its container-handling and berth capacity. The cranes will offload containers from vessels carrying up to 4,800 twenty-foot equivalent container units.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re developing this into a niche terminal that will provide the highest priority and service to vessels in this class,\u201d said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. \u201cExpanded container service at Ocean Terminal could start as early as this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ships carrying up to 4,800-TEUs were previously served at Garden City Terminal\u2019s Berth 1, which is slated to undergo renovation to straighten a bend. The berth renovation at Savannah\u2019s main container port is necessary to accommodate additional 14,000-TEU ships. Berth 1 construction, when complete in 2023, will allow the GPA to handle four 14,000-TEU vessels simultaneously.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven during the downturn, Savannah\u2019s market share has continued to increase,\u201d said GPA Board Chairman Will McKnight. \u201cMaking strategic investments in our future and the future of our customers is what has enabled Savannah to become the third busiest gateway in the nation for container trade.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a lift capacity of 125 tons, the mobile harbor cranes can be configured to handle either containers or breakbulk cargo.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a portion of the docks at Ocean Terminal is being revamped for container ships, and new storage space will be added on terminal. By the end of Calendar Year 2020, the renovation project will deliver improvements to Berth 18, an expanded container yard for dry and refrigerated boxes, eight new rubber-tired gantry cranes, and a new truck gate with direct access to Interstate 516. The expanded container terminal will have an annual capacity of 225,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis exciting new development at OT will allow the GPA to continue to meet and exceed the needs of our customers while the improvements are being made to Berth 1 in Garden City,\u201d said GPA Chief Operating Officer Ed McCarthy.<\/p>\n

Georgia\u2019s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 439,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $25 billion in income, $106 billion in revenue and $2.9 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia\u2019s economy. The Port of Savannah handled 8.5 percent of U.S. containerized cargo volume and 10 percent of all U.S. containerized exports in FY2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>For more information, visit gaports.com, or contact GPA Chief Communications Officer Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or\u00a0<\/strong>corporatecommunications@gaports.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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The vessel BBS Fiji unloads two new mobile harbor cranes at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. Two new mobile harbor cranes will allow the Georgia Ports Authority to grow container handling services at Ocean Terminal. (Stephen B. Morton\/Georgia Ports Authority)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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The vessel BBS Fiji unloads two new mobile harbor cranes at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. Two new mobile harbor cranes will allow the Georgia Ports Authority to grow container handling services at Ocean Terminal. (Stephen B. Morton\/Georgia Ports Authority)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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The vessel BBS Fiji unloads two new mobile harbor cranes at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. Two new mobile harbor cranes will allow the Georgia Ports Authority to grow container handling services at Ocean Terminal. (Stephen B. Morton\/Georgia Ports Authority)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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The vessel BBS Fiji unloads two new mobile harbor cranes at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. Two new mobile harbor cranes will allow the Georgia Ports Authority to grow container handling services at Ocean Terminal. (Stephen B. Morton\/Georgia Ports Authority)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n