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<div>The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) will break ground early next year on a project to build two post-Panamax berths at its Ocean Terminal in Savannah, it said Monday. The multi-year, $350 million project is meant to transform what has traditionally been a breakbulk terminal into a more modern container facility. </div><div>Construction will begin in early 2023, with the first berth expected to be completed in early 2025. A second large berth in Ocean Terminal will be ready for use in 2026. </div><div>While container ships have visited Ocean Terminal for decades, it can only handle vessels up to 4,000 TEU, mostly...

The Ocean Terminal project is part of a larger strategy by the GPA to expand the footprint in Savannah to handle bigger vessels and more containers.

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