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7 gantries to meet 14,400-TEU CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt in Savannah
THE Port of Savannah, once barely able to cope with a 6,000-TEU ship, now says it can easily dock the 14,400-TEU CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, reports Transport Topics, of Arlington Virginia.
With much of its dredging done, Savannah has already docked the 13,000-TEU Cosco Development in May and has every confidence it will the handle the Roosevelt without a hitch in days to come.
The Roosevelt, longer than a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, set a new record as the largest container ship ever to dock at an east coast port when the vessel arrived in Virginia earlier last week.
Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, said his crew expects to move more than 5,000 containers on and off the ship, using seven enormous cranes. The seven cranes will be the first time the port has used so many to handle a single vessel, he said.
"The stakes are getting bigger," Mr Lynch said.
The Savannah River is in the process of being deepened to help accommodate larger vessels. The US Army Corps of Engineers' project to deepen the channel from 42 feet to 47 feet is expected to cost nearly US$1 billion and take until 2022 to complete.
The state's logistics industry is a crucial job creator. Freight that is shipped through Savannah often passes through warehouses in metro Atlanta.
With much of its dredging done, Savannah has already docked the 13,000-TEU Cosco Development in May and has every confidence it will the handle the Roosevelt without a hitch in days to come.
The Roosevelt, longer than a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, set a new record as the largest container ship ever to dock at an east coast port when the vessel arrived in Virginia earlier last week.
Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, said his crew expects to move more than 5,000 containers on and off the ship, using seven enormous cranes. The seven cranes will be the first time the port has used so many to handle a single vessel, he said.
"The stakes are getting bigger," Mr Lynch said.
The Savannah River is in the process of being deepened to help accommodate larger vessels. The US Army Corps of Engineers' project to deepen the channel from 42 feet to 47 feet is expected to cost nearly US$1 billion and take until 2022 to complete.
The state's logistics industry is a crucial job creator. Freight that is shipped through Savannah often passes through warehouses in metro Atlanta.
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