Savannah’s $1.6 billion Ocean Terminal rebuild passes 60 percent completion
The berth is ready, while container-yard delivery continues in phases through 2028.
Georgia Ports Authority reports that Savannah’s Ocean Terminal renovation is more than 60 percent complete, with its 2,650-foot berth finished and working ships. The $1.6 billion redevelopment is intended to increase annual container capacity from 200,000 to 1.75 million twenty-foot equivalent units.
That berth milestone is one part of a phased delivery program. GPA says smaller vessels will continue using the terminal until the first container-yard renovation phase is complete in mid-fall 2027. The entire yard is scheduled for completion by the end of 2028.
The truck gate is operational. A separate $29 million, port-funded overpass directs departing trucks toward U.S. 17 and Interstate 16, bypassing neighborhood streets.
For cargo owners, the useful question is when each part of the terminal becomes available for their operations. A completed waterfront does not by itself establish the throughput of the finished yard, gate and inland connections.
The update also shows why operating ports need delivery plans that follow cargo through the whole facility. Berths, storage areas and road access create value together. The remaining yard phases will determine how quickly the terminal can convert new physical capacity into dependable service.
Reporting source: Georgia Ports Authority, September 29, 2026. Sources reviewed September 30, 2026. Delivery implications are Infraday analysis.
Illustrative photograph; it does not document the announced work. Historical aerial photograph of Barbours Cut Terminal, Houston; source estimates pre-1995. Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domain (U.S. government work). No editorial alterations; WordPress may resize or crop for display.
