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PIERS, Georgia Ports Authority

Port of Savannah

Nearest Port (Name, City, Miles from Area)Port of Savannah (Garden City and Ocean Terminals)
River, Lake or OceanRiver
Channel Depth42' at MLW (expansion to 48' at MLW by 2012)
Turning BasinKing's Island Turning Basin 1,500FT x 1,600FT (457.2 M x 487.7 M) and Marsh Island 900FT x 1,000FT (274.3 M x 304.8 M)
General Cargo FacilitiesGarden City: Containers Ocean Terminal: Breakbulk, RoRo, Containers, Heavy-Lift, Project Cargo
Containerized FacilitiesPort of Savannah ranks as the 4th largest U.S. global container port and the largest
Storage FacilitiesYes, 2.7 million square feet of on-terminal warehousing (1.2 million square feet at Garden City Terminal and 1.5 million square feet at Ocean Terminal)
Highways Serving PortI-95, I-16, I-516
Railways Serving PortCSX and Norfolk Southern (Both Class 1) with ICTF facilities
# of Freight Forwarders & Import/Export Brokers73
# of International Courier Firms Serving Area5: Fed-Ex, DSL, UPS, Airborne, USPS
Georgia Ports Authority, 2007

Custom Port of Entry

NameLocation
Port of Savannah 222 West Oglethorpe, Savannah, GA 31401
Georgia Ports Authority, 2007

Warehouses

Bonded & Public WarehousesTotal
Bonded Warehouses in the Area5
Public Warehouses in the Area32
Georgia Ports Authority, 2007 and SEDA, 2007

Foreign Trade Zone

DesignationSavannah Foreign Trade Zone 104
Number104
Site/LocationSavannah Hilton Head International Airport (50,000 SF warehouse) and 9 subzones throughout Chatham County and surrounding counties.
# of Acres7,000 Total (Chatham and surrounding counties)
OperatorSavannah Airport Commission
Savannah Airport Commission, FTZ, 2007