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FOUR NEW PANAMAX CRANES ARRIVE AT THE PORT OF SAVANNAH<\/h1>\n

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY INCREASES SHIP-TO-SHORE FLEET TO 26<\/h2>\n

Saturday, December 03, 2016\/<\/span>Categories: Cargo Handled<\/a>, Container Cargo<\/a>, Logistics<\/a>, Port of Savannah<\/a>, Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n

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Boskalis vessel Teal transports four new ship-to-shore cranes up the Savannah River past historic River Street to Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Find print quality images here<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0 (Georgia Ports Authority\/Stephen B. Morton)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Savannah, Ga. \u2013 December 5, 2016 \u2013 <\/b>Four new Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore cranes arrived at Garden City Terminal Monday, bringing the Port of Savannah\u2019s total to 26, more than any other terminal in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor customers, it means the capacity to move up to a thousand containers per hour across a single dock at America\u2019s largest terminal \u2013 allowing us to work more vessels, more quickly,\u201d said Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch. \u201cIt means getting cargo to market and getting ships back out to sea with unmatched efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Designed by Konecranes of Finland, these enormous cranes can work the largest ships calling on the U.S. East Coast, reaching across vessels 22 containers wide.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re growing our crane fleet in order to stay ahead of demand,\u201d said GPA Chief Operating Officer Ed McCarthy. \u201cSince the opening of the expanded Panama Canal in June, Garden City Terminal has seen a 40 percent increase in the number of vessels carrying 8,000 or more twenty-foot equivalent container units. Over the same period, the Port of Savannah has seen a 21 percent increase in the number of TEUs handled per vessel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Counting the new cranes, Savannah now features 20 New Panamax cranes and six post-panamax cranes (reaching 17 containers across). Another four New Panamax cranes are due to arrive in 2018, bringing Savannah\u2019s total to 30. The cranes operate over a dock with nearly 10,000 feet of contiguous berth space.<\/p>\n

The new cranes, along with the Savannah Harbor deepening, help to accommodate a move in the world fleet toward larger ships. Through its expanded locks, the Panama Canal can now accommodate vessels with a capacity of 14,000 TEUs \u2013 nearly triple the size of the canal\u2019s previous maximum. This opens an important new route for the more efficient ships to serve the U.S. East Coast.<\/p>\n

Port officials said the improvements to the Port of Savannah\u2019s crane fleet demonstrate the GPA\u2019s commitment to expand capacity, providing more opportunities for growth and greater flexibility to meet customer needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cGarden City Terminal completes 100,000 container transactions every week,\u201d said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. \u201cKeeping all those transactions moving smoothly requires the authority to maintain capacity at least 20 percent above demand. Our new cranes help to ensure the terminal remains congestion-free and efficient for customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Find print-quality images of port operations <\/i>here<\/i><\/a>. Georgia\u2019s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 369,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $20.4 billion in income, $84.1 billion in revenue and $2.3 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia\u2019s economy. The Port of Savannah handled 8.2 percent of the U.S. containerized cargo volume and 10.3 percent of all U.S. containerized exports in CY2015.<\/i><\/p>\n

For more information, visit gaports.com, or contact GPA Senior Director of Corporate Communications Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or <\/b>rmorris@gaports.com<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n