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Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. Savannah Harbor Expansion. CARGO GROWTH NEED FOR THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT SEDIMENT VOLUMES PLACEMENT AREAS. Savannah Harbor Expansion. SEDIMENT VOLUMES PLACEMENT AREAS EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS STUDY SCHEDULE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.

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Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

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  1. Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

  2. Savannah Harbor Expansion • CARGO GROWTH • NEED FOR THE PROJECT • DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT • SEDIMENT VOLUMES • PLACEMENT AREAS

  3. Savannah Harbor Expansion • SEDIMENT VOLUMES • PLACEMENT AREAS • EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS • STUDY SCHEDULE • CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

  4. Savannah Harbor Expansion Between the 5 years FY02 through FY06, GPA’s total tonnage grew by 52%. CARGO GROWTH Georgia Ports Authority Total Tonnage 16-year History 22 20,222,515 18 1,819,552 • 15.%FY03 over FY02 16,428,755 • 7.3%FY04 over FY03 13 15,310,037 • 11.7%FY05 over FY04 13,296,336 Millions of Tons • 9.9%FY06 over FY05 9 4 0 FY 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Source: GPA Marketing

  5. Savannah Harbor Expansion USWC Labor Unrest 1,505,379 Between the 5 years FY02 through FY06, Savannah’s throughput has grown by 78%. CARGO GROWTH Port of Savannah Container Throughput16-year History 2250 2000 2,041,789 • 31.5% FY03 over FY02 • 4.5% FY04 over FY03 1750 1,761,102 • 12% FY05 over FY04 1500 • 15.9% FY06 over FY05 1,572,734 1250 In Thousands of TEUs 1000 1,145,016 750 500 Source: GPA Marketing (In Thousands of TEU’s) 0 FY 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

  6. 5.07 Savannah Harbor Expansion NEED FOR THE PROJECT Staying Ahead of the Growth Curve 5.5 Fiscal Year 2006 Throughput 2.04 million TEUs Current Annual Throughput Capacity2.62 million TEUs Future Annual Throughput Capacity5.07 million TEUs (by 2018) 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 In Millions of TEUs 2.5 2 1.5 1 FY 04 05 07 08 10 11 06 09 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Forecast Actual Capacity

  7. Savannah Harbor Expansion DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT • Deepen 2 to 6 feet (from 42-feet) • Inner harbor – 20 miles • Entrance channel – 6 miles • Deepen & widen one turning basin • Construct a passing area • Construct four bend wideners • Nearshore placement of bar channel sediments • Mitigation • modify tidal creeks • dissolved oxygen improvement system

  8. Savannah Harbor Expansion SEDIMENT VOLUMES

  9. Savannah Harbor Expansion PLACEMENT AREAS • Inner Harbor – existing CDFs • Entrance Channel – open water

  10. Inner Harbor

  11. Nearshore Sediment Placement

  12. Savannah Harbor Expansion EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS • Inner Harbor – existing CDFs • Long pumping distances • Controls on depth • Entrance Channel – open water • Shallow water at placement sites • Window for hopper dredges

  13. Savannah Harbor Expansion STUDY SCHEDULE • Draft GRR & EIS – Oct 07 • Final GRR & EIS – Mar 08 • Agency approvals –Apr 08 • ROD signed –Apr 08

  14. Savannah Harbor Expansion CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE • Sign PCA – late FY08 • Construction contracts • Entrance channel – FY09 (3 years) • Inner harbor – FY10/11 (two) • Mitigation – FY10/11 • Dissolved oxygen system – FY10/11 • Dike raising – FY12

  15. QUESTIONS ?

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