June 19, 2026
Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal renovations have passed the halfway mark
Renovations at the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal have passed the halfway mark. The nearly $1.6 billion project will allow the 200-acre facility to grow its annual container capacity from 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units to 1.75 million TEUs.
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has upgraded the first of two berths at Ocean Terminal. That dock space serves working ships, and as an optional staging area for Garden City Terminal. When a berth opens at Savannah's main container port, the ship can move there right away.
Work on the second berth is expected to be finished in late June 2026, accommodating two large vessels simultaneously. Upon completion, the docks will span a total of 2,650 feet. GPA will continue to work only smaller vessels at Ocean Terminal until the first phase of the container yard renovation is complete. The first half of the renovated yard will open in mid-fall 2027, with the entire yard completed by the end of 2028.
Until the first half of the yard is ready, the docks will also be available as lay berths. From this staging area, vessels of any size can quickly move to open berths at the 1,500-acre Garden City Terminal, where cargo will be moved on and off.
Truck access and traffic flow will also benefit from the Ocean Terminal renovations. The new gate structure is now 80 percent complete, with the first components open to traffic. By November 2026, the gate will feature 12 inbound and six outbound lanes.
Source: GPA