According to the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) its ports are now fully operational following their closure in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.
The Savannah River channel reopened for commercial traffic on Wednesday, October 12, with 11 vessels transiting the channel by mid-afternoon, nine of which will be worked at Garden City Terminal and two at Ocean Terminal, according to the GPA.
By the end of the day, the Garden City Terminal was working nine vessels, moving nearly 800 containers per hour, with an anticipated 7 800 container moves for the day.
“Of all the ports affected by Hurricane Matthew, the Port of Savannah was hit the hardest,” according to the GPA.
Earlier this week, US East Coast ports including those in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida started to return to normal operating conditions.
