Savannah Data

Transportation

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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 Ocean River
Channel Depth 42' at MLW (expansion to 48' at MLW by 2012)
Turning Basin King'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 Facilities Garden City: Containers Ocean Terminal: Breakbulk, RoRo, Containers, Heavy-Lift, Project Cargo
Containerized Facilities Port of Savannah ranks as the 4th largest U.S. global container port and the largest
Storage Facilities Yes, 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 Port I-95, I-16, I-516
Railways Serving Port CSX and Norfolk Southern (Both Class 1) with ICTF facilities
# of Freight Forwarders & Import/Export Brokers 73
# of International Courier Firms Serving Area 5: Fed-Ex, DSL, UPS, Airborne, USPS
Georgia Ports Authority, 2007

Custom Port of Entry

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

Warehouses

Bonded & Public Warehouses Total
Bonded Warehouses in the Area 5
Public Warehouses in the Area 32
Georgia Ports Authority, 2007 and SEDA, 2007

Foreign Trade Zone

Designation Savannah Foreign Trade Zone 104
Number 104
Site/Location Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (50,000 SF warehouse) and 9 subzones throughout Chatham County and surrounding counties.
# of Acres 7,000 Total (Chatham and surrounding counties)
Operator Savannah Airport Commission
Savannah Airport Commission, FTZ, 2007