A Georgia state agency has chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah's towering suspension bridge so that larger cargo ships can pass underneath and reach one of the nation's busiest seaports.

The Port of Savannah expects to handle 65% more cargo in 2035.

Janet Yellen cheered the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's investment in harbor deepening.

The Georgia Ports Authority said Tuesday that the Port of Savannah handled 5.4 million container units of imports and exports in the 2023 fiscal year that ended June 30.

Comment can be submitted online through July 27.

Lineage Logistics said it chose Port Wentworth due to its close proximity to the Port of Savannah.

Georgia Ports Authority police officers could make arrests up to 1 mile outside of the ports of Savannah and Brunswick.

The greater Savannah area is projected to grow 34% by 2045, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Tens of thousands of new jobs could come from Ocean Terminal's overhaul, which will see it deal entirely in container shipping.

The Georgia Ports Authority and a federal agency are working on a big expansion of the state-operated seaport in Brunswick.

The four cranes are the biggest in use at an East Coast port, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.

Fitch Ratings expects ports will still grow in 2023, but at a slower rate than seen over the past two years.

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The Port of Savannah plans a $410 million overhaul of one of its sprawling terminals to make room for loading and unloading larger ships. The Georgia Ports Authority board approved the project Monday under a plan to expand Savannah's capacity for cargo containers by more than 50% by 2025.

More than 40 ships were waiting offshore to come into the Port of Savannah on Tuesday.