Savannah Pilots take delivery of new pilot boat
Earlier this month, Snow & Company of Seattle, Wash., handed off Savannah, the first of two new 64-foot aluminum pilot boats to the Savannah Pilots Association. Designed by Camarc Design of the
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Gateway Terminals handles first box in Savannah
At the Port of Savannah today, representatives from Gateway Terminals, the International Longshoremen’s Association and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) joined to mark the first container moved under the direction of Gateway,
New container capacity to come on line at Georgia Ports
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is taking steps to speed up its planned addition of a further 1.6 million TEU of annual container capacity at the Port of Savannah. It says that
Biden administration unveils action plan for U.S. ports and waterways
The just-passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal includes $17 billion for improvements at U.S. coastal ports, inland ports and waterways, and land ports of entry along the border. Saying that “President Biden is not
Port of Savannah to add 1.6 million TEU of capacity
The Georgia Ports Authority Board has approved more than $34 million to help expedite an additional 1.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in capacity that will begin coming online in December. “In
VIDEO: CMA CGM giant on record-breaking East Coast tour
The largest containership to ever call North America’s East Coast, the 16,022 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, sailed into New York on May 20, setting the second of an expected seven records
Getting set for biggest box ships, GPA places 28-crane order with Konecranes
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered 20 eco-efficient Konecranes rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes and 8 Konecranes ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for the Port of Savannah. Six of the STS cranes will
Iraqi national indicted after arms found in Port of Savannah container
An Iraqi national has appeared in U.S. District Court in Savannah. Ga., after his indictment on charges related to the attempted smuggling of firearms to Iraq. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the
VIDEO: Savannah welcomes largest box ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast
The Port of Savannah today welcomed the 15,072 TEU CMA CGM Brazil, the largest ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast. A total of 5,600 TEU of containers will be moved
Port and Harbor Cranes Expand Shipping Capabilities
Cranes and material handlers—it’s something we haven’t written a whole lot about in Marine Log. Nonetheless, they are an essential part of shoreside shipping, whether they are at a container terminal on