The Georgia Ports Authority is expanding its rail cargo capacity to move containers across the state and into the Midwest with greater speed and efficiency, according to GPA General Manager […]
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Editor’s Note: The true cost of shipping
The largest-ever ship to visit the Port of Savannah is indeed newsworthy — though there’s room for disagreement as to whether it’s good news or bad news.
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The Dredge Report
The Big Dig has had its shovels in motion off Tybee Island for quite a few months now, and all is going to according to plan. Well, almost.
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Editor’s Note: Pipeline to Perdition
Savannah, as one of the only places in Georgia not supplied in part via pipeline, has the highest gas prices in the state. But there is zero guarantee that Savannah will enjoy any savings at all by hosting part of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline.
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Reader: Harbor deepening debate isn’t over
There are better-suited ports in the Southeast that should be getting federal support instead—IF accommodating larger ships is even justified.
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Harbor Deepening: Like it or not, change is gonna come
If dealing with SHEP contractors is anything like remodeling a bathroom, don’t hold your breath for a finished harbor. Unless you have access to a personal-sized Speece cone.
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Congress reaches deal on SAV harbor deepening
House and Senate negotiators announced a deal Thursday night which would lead to the passing of a long-stalled water resources bill — and therefore would allow dredging of the Savannah […]
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Question (Ports) Authority?
The Great Port Rubber Fire of ’14 represented a cautionary memo that our port comes with plenty of potential hazards.
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Port of Savannah truckers unite
I took a ride with port trucker Carol Cauley last week to find out more about their plight. A single mom with a wedge haircut and wraparound sunglasses, Carol looks more like she belongs cheering on the sidelines of a soccer field than driving a big rig.
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The deeper we go
It was an event nearly 13 years in the making when representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE), the Georgia Ports Authority and other partnering agencies presented nearly 3,000 […]
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Greener than money?
Georgia’s ports in Savannah and Brunswick continue to be one of the state’s largest drivers of the economy, contributing $15.5 billion in income and $2.6 billion in state and local […]
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The China Syndrome
IN A WORLD MARKET spurred on by nations all looking for the best buys, Asia holds first place in multi-product imports into Savannah. Of the total volume of imports into […]