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Federal permit clears path for Savannah’s 395-acre container terminal
The Army Corps of Engineers has approved a permit for a $2.3 billion terminal on Hutchinson Island, with construction expected to begin in January 2028. The project would increase Savannah’s annual container capacity to more than 12 million TEUs by the mid-2030s.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a permit for the Georgia Ports Authority’s planned Savannah Container Terminal, clearing a major hurdle for the $2.3 billion project on Hutchinson Island.
Georgia Ports Authority President Kevin Price announced the approval Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the authority’s annual State of the Port of Savannah luncheon. The permit followed a three-year review. Construction on the 395-acre site is expected to start in January 2028.
The planned terminal would be Savannah’s third and include three ship berths. When completed in the mid-2030s, it is expected to raise the port’s annual container capacity from 7.75 million twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, to more than 12 million.
The approval sets the project on a path toward construction, but the expansion is still years from opening. Its scale would make it one of the port authority’s largest investments and add substantial capacity to a major freight hub on the Savannah River.