Savannah Data

Transportation

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PIERS, Georgia Ports Authority

Top Ten U.S. Container Ports

Calendar Year 2007- U.S. Ranking (World Ranking)

U.S. Rank (World Rank) Container Port
1 (13) Los Angeles
2 (15) Long Beach
3 (19) New York/New Jersey
4 (42) SAVANNAH
5 (52) Norfolk
6 (65) Houston
7 (47) Oakland
8 (66) Charleston
9 (58) Seattle
10 (60) Tacoma
Source: GPA: U.S. Port Rankings- PIERS, World Port Rankings- Container Management

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' (12.8 M) at MLW. Expansion to 48' (14.6 M) at MLW by 2013
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 and Ocean Terminal: Breakbulk, RoRo, Containers, Heavy-Lift, Project Cargo
Containerized Facilities The Port of Savannah ranks fourth among U.S. container ports in volume. At the end of Fiscal Year 2008 (ending June 30, 2008), the Port of Savannah moved 2,687,592 TEUs.
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, 2009

Custom Port of Entry

Name Location
Port of Savannah U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) is centrally located within the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal and Ocean Terminal
Georgia Ports Authority

Warehouses

Bonded & Public Warehouses Total
Bonded Warehouses in the Area 4
Public Warehouses in the Area 33
Georgia Ports Authority, 2009 and SEDA, 2009

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