Port of Savannah Wins Approval for $2.3 Billion Container Terminal

The Georgia Ports Authority has secured federal approval for a new $2.3 billion container terminal in Savannah, clearing a major hurdle in its plan to expand the port’s annual handling capacity to 12 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the Savannah Container Terminal permit following a three-year review, Georgia Ports President Kevin Price announced Wednesday at the authority’s annual State of the Port of Savannah event.

The planned 350-acre facility on Hutchinson Island will add 3.5 million TEUs of annual capacity and accommodate the largest container ships. Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2028,