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Savannah Harbor Deepening Project Completed Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening March 25 in Savannah, Ga. (Georgia Ports Authority photo by Stephen B. Morton)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening March 25 in Savannah, Ga. (Georgia Ports Authority photo by Stephen B. Morton)

Savannah Harbor Deepening Project Completed

April 2, 2022

Local, state and federal stakeholders gathered in Savannah, Ga., March 25 to celebrate completion of dredging for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, which increased the available draft of the… Read More

Dredge Contractor Turns Up Cannons, Anchor While Working In Savannah River Savannah Harbor dredge unearths cannon

Dredge Contractor Turns Up Cannons, Anchor While Working In Savannah River

April 13, 2021

As one of the dredge contractors working on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Weeks Marine crewmembers are used to dredging up plenty of sand and other material as the… Read More

Container Slowdown Allows Acceleration Of Savannah Harbor Dredging The Dredge Hampton Roads is shown maintaining a deepened channel in front of large cargo vessels docked at the Garden City Terminal of the Georgia Ports Authority May 28. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority)

The Dredge Hampton Roads is shown maintaining a deepened channel in front of large cargo vessels docked at the Garden City Terminal of the Georgia Ports Authority May 28. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority)

Container Slowdown Allows Acceleration Of Savannah Harbor Dredging

June 23, 2020

The global economic slowdown resulting from the worldwide coronavirus pandemic has provided a unique opportunity for acceleration of a major harbor-deepening project. On May 31, Corps of Engineers officials… Read More

Savannah Harbor Project Enters Final Construction Phase

November 8, 2019

In September, Col. Daniel Hibner, commander of the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced that deepening had begun for the inner portion of the Savannah Harbor. This initiates… Read More