Army Corps of Engineers says dissolved oxygen injection system successful FILE - The system, called Speece Cones, must inject 12,000 pounds of oxygen into the river near Hutchinson Island. (Source: WTOC) By WTOC Staff | May 4, 2021 at 4:56 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 5:53 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Army Corps of Engineers says the dissolved oxygen system in the Savannah River has passed another major test.
The system is important for lessening the environmental impact the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project will have on marine life in the river.
We told you in 2019 about a successful test run of the system, now the Corps says the Start Up Run from July through September of last year was also a success.
Sen. Ossoff tours Port of Savannah; harbor deepening project could be completed this year
Sen. Ossoff tours Port of Savannah; harbor deepening project could be completed this year By Sean Evans | May 4, 2021 at 4:41 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 5:34 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff took a tour inside the Port of Savannah property on Tuesday for the first time. Ossoff met with port leaders to talk about the importance of port operations and the deepening of the Savannah harbor.
While Georgia is chipping in to cover a portion of the more than $900 million bill for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, federal funding has been and will remain crucial in the project’s final phases. Sen. Ossoff said he’s going to make sure SHEP is a funding priority in the upcoming infrastructure bill.
April 13, 2021 By Frank McCormack
As one of the dredge contractors working on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Weeks Marine crewmembers are used to dredging up plenty of sand and other material as the Savannah Engineer District oversees the deepening of the harbor from 42 to 47 feet.
Cannon dredged from Savannah Harbor likely predates the Civil War.
But in late February, the crew turned up something far more rare and archaeologically significant. While working in the vicinity of Old Fort Jackson, a 19th-century fort built in the years leading up to the War of 1812, located just a couple miles east of the city of Savannah, the crew unearthed several cannons, an anchor and a timber, all likely dating to well before the Civil War.
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Georgia Ports ends roller-coaster year on upside
Despite coronavirus-caused lows, full-year 2020 volumes increase 1.8% 1,075 6 minutes read Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch hopes for smoother sailing in 2021. (Photo: GPA)
Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch described 2020 as a year of “the low of lows and high of highs.”
Those highs helped propel the GPA to move more than 4.68 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2020, a 1.8% increase over the year before.
“When we think about where we were in the July time frame, I never would have expected or anticipated that we would come out positive year-over-year for the annual number,” Lynch said. “In October we broke the all-time record. Then in November we topped that. We said, ‘OK, we might have a chance of closing out the year on the container side with positive numbers.’ And then December came through.”