GPA to Expand Rail and Deepen Port of Savannah

The Georgia Port Authority (GPA) is preparing to start an extensive rail expansion project at the Port of Savannah, according toLloyd’s List.

The project is slated to begin during the first quarter of 2018 and is expected to be completed at the end of 2020.

The GPA expansion is expected to increase the port’s cargo container volumes transported to inland markets. The additional tracks added to the Savannah terminal are expected to accommodate 10,000-ft trains.

In addition to the rail expansion, the Port of Savannah has ordered 10 cranes to serve the larger post-Panamax size container ships, to be delivered from 2018 to 2020.

The port is also preparing to deepen and widen the outer harbor to 49 feet at low tide and 56 feet at high tide; and the inner harbor to 47 feet at low tide and 54 feet at high tide.

An additional railyard at the Appalachian Regional Port in Chatsworth, GA, is also being scheduled for completion at the end of 2018.