Port Update
Savannah, GA
November 17, 2025
Notices
PORT OF SAVANNAH, GA
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (CONFIRMED 10/22/25)
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Maximum Depths - (Fresh)
Harbor Entrance - 42 ft
Main Channel - 42 ft
Max allowable vessel draft - 42 ft
Max air draft – 180’00 mhw
BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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Current maximum drafts allowed at berths:
Colonial # 1 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 750 ft Max air draft 185 ft
Colonial # 3 Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft
Colonial OT-20 Max Draft 38 ft MAX LOA 750’00
BWC (x-Vopak) Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 600 ft Max Beam 106 ft Max BCM 400 ft UKC 1’00
Marine Port Terminal Brunswick Max Draft 36’00 – Max LOA 750’ Max BM 110’
CTI Foundation Terminal (formerly IMTT North) - Max Draft 37.5 ft Max LOA 800 ft Max Beam 125 ft Max DWT 53,000
CTI Wahlstrom Terminal (formerly IMTT South) - Max Draft 37 ft Max LOA 900ft Max Beam 110 ft. Max DWT 56,000
GKT (Georgia Kaolin Terminal) – Max draft 36’00 East Coast terminal - Max Draft 36 ft
East Coast terminal berth 3 – Max draft 34 ft Imperial Sugar - Max Draft 30 ft
Metro Ports - Max Draft 36 ft Max LOA 700 ft Max Beam 150 ft
Phillips 66 Savannah Lubricants –Max depth 8.53m (28ft 00in) as of 09/24/25 UKC ½ foot –- Max LOA 658’ Max Bm 106’ Max
GPA Ocean Terminal Max Draft 42 ft GPA Garden City Terminal Max Draft 42 ft
Per pilots - restrictions for Tanker movements:
Drafts less than 36’ may transit at anytime Drafts 36’or greater are tide restricted - window: Start in 1 Hour after low water until 1.5 hours before high
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VESSEL TRAFFIC: IN – NONE
DUE: ATTACHED AND ATB CORPUS CHRISTI, AVENIR ACHIEVEMENT, ATB BROWNSVILLE, CHEM SELENIUM
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS:
96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
48 Hours - advance receipt of crew list by Immigration for any vessel arriving from a foreign port, or arriving coast wise with detained crew.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must have manifest submitted to Customs & Border Patrol AMS. Bond must be filed for foreign flag vessels or U.S. flag arriving with foreign cargo aboard. 24 Hours - advance notice to Pilots
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Terminal.
72 Hours - post port call; the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing business within Port Authority property must have security pass from GPA. All persons wanting unescorted access to any vessel must have a valid TWIC.
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CURRENT NEWS – Port of Savannah container volumes up 4% through October -
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 17, 2025 – The Port of Savannah handled 4.8 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in calendar year 2025 through October, up 183,250 TEUs or 4 percent. Monthly volumes in October totaled 452,934 TEUs, a decrease of 8.4 percent or 41,325 TEUs compared to October 2024.
Colonels Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick handled 72,234 units of autos and heavy equipment in October, up 3,700 units or 5.4 percent compared to the same month last year. For calendar year 2025 through October, the Port of Brunswick handled 689,662 units of autos and heavy equipment, down 67,750 units or 9 percent.
“We’ve been impacted by the trade downturn, so we look forward to seeing more trade deals come together and we’re hopeful the market bounces back in the new year,” said Georgia Ports President and CEO Griff Lynch.
Blue Ridge Connector to open Spring 2026
Northeast Georgia is a high-growth manufacturing and logistics corridor for heavy equipment, forest products, food and poultry/protein exporters with a large amount of international cargo moving. The area is currently served by a five-hour truck route to/from the Port of Savannah.
Located 50 miles from Atlanta, GPA’s $127 million Blue Ridge Connector inland rail facility is nearing completion. “We’re making strong progress and remain on track for a Spring 2026 opening,” Lynch added.
The facility will be served by rail from the Port of Savannah, creating an improved supply chain into Northeast Georgia’s regional population of more than 2 million people. The facility will help keep trucks out of Atlanta and decongest all the community roadways affected by this corridor while spurring further economic development.
“Our Blue Ridge Connector service will create new opportunities for Georgia’s commerce to flow smoother and attract more jobs and prosperity to the Peach State. This is an example of how we support Governor Kemp and our State Legislature’s goal to make it easy to do business in Georgia,” said GPA Board Chairman Alec Poitevint.
In the first year of operation, the rail service will eliminate 52,000 truck trips through Atlanta and is expected to grow exponentially as more volume is added. In the future, this volume could rise to 400,000 truck trips based on demand GPA envisions. This shift to rail will also reduce CO2 emissions by 90 percent or 22,510 metric tons, compared to an all-truck route in the first year of operation.
To reduce the facility’s impact to local residents in Gainesville, Ga., GPA contributed $4.8 million to Hall County road improvement projects eliminating an at-grade rail crossing, rerouting White Sulphur Road and resurfacing Cagle Road. The new White Sulphur Road alignment south of the inland terminal ensures free access for emergency vehicles and avoids traffic disruption from trains that local residents had experienced in the past. The new alignment and resurfacing of Cagle Road also offers an improved alternative for residents. Both projects were completed in late Summer 2025.
Once the facility opens, Norfolk Southern doublestack trains will offer daily service Monday-Friday.
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CURRENT EVENTS: 11/20/25 - Wed., Nov 20th Savannah Maritime Association Meeting - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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FUTURE EVENTS: 12/03/25 - SMA AFTER HOURS MEETING
12/06/25 – 1800 – PROPELLER CLUB – CHRISTMAS FUNCTION AT THE DESOTO
12/11/25 - 1130 PROPELLER CLUB
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SEAPORT SECURITY LEVEL: MARSEC 1
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HURRICANE ALERT STATUS: 4/SEASONAL – NO TROPICAL FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 7 DAYS
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RIGHT WHALE SEASON – SPEED RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE NOW THROUGH APRIL 30, 2026 / PER ATTACHED, REQUIRED REPORTING FOR BRUNSWICK AREA SOUTH
Tides / Currents
SAVANNAH - LOCAL TIDES:
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
Tides: SAVANNAH RIVER ENT., FORT PULASKI
NOVEMBER 2025
M 17 High 5:52 AM 7.5 6:55 AM Rise 4:32 AM 11
17 Low 12:16 PM 0.8 5:23 PM Set 3:42 PM
17 High 6:00 PM 6.8
Tu 18 Low 12:18 AM 0.6 6:55 AM Rise 5:28 AM 5
18 High 6:34 AM 7.7 5:22 PM Set 4:11 PM
18 Low 12:59 PM 0.7
18 High 6:42 PM 6.8
W 19 Low 12:56 AM 0.6 6:56 AM Rise 6:26 AM 2
19 High 7:13 AM 7.7 5:22 PM Set 4:44 PM
19 Low 1:40 PM 0.6
19 High 7:22 PM 6.7
Th 20 Low 1:34 AM 0.6 6:57 AM Rise 7:24 AM 0
20 High 7:50 AM 7.7 5:21 PM Set 5:23 PM
20 Low 2:19 PM 0.6
20 High 8:00 PM 6.6
F 21 Low 2:12 AM 0.6 6:58 AM Rise 8:21 AM 0
21 High 8:26 AM 7.6 5:21 PM Set 6:07 PM
21 Low 2:58 PM 0.7
21 High 8:37 PM 6.5
Sa 22 Low 2:49 AM 0.7 6:59 AM Rise 9:16 AM 1
22 High 9:02 AM 7.4 5:21 PM Set 6:58 PM
22 Low 3:35 PM 0.8
22 High 9:14 PM 6.3
Su 23 Low 3:26 AM 0.8 7:00 AM Rise 10:06 AM 5
23 High 9:38 AM 7.2 5:20 PM Set 7:54 PM
23 Low 4:13 PM 0.9
23 High 9:52 PM 6.1
M 24 Low 4:04 AM 0.9 7:01 AM Rise 10:51 AM 10
24 High 10:18 AM 7.1 5:20 PM Set 8:53 PM
24 Low 4:53 PM 1.0
24 High 10:34 PM 6.0
Tu 25 Low 4:44 AM 1.0 7:02 AM Rise 11:31 AM 17
25 High 11:02 AM 6.9 5:20 PM Set 9:54 PM
25 Low 5:35 PM 1.1
25 High 11:22 PM 6.0
W 26 Low 5:29 AM 1.1 7:02 AM Rise 12:05 PM 24
26 High 11:52 AM 6.9 5:20 PM Set 10:55 PM
26 Low 6:22 PM 1.1
Th 27 High 12:16 AM 6.1 7:03 AM Rise 12:36 PM 34
27 Low 6:22 AM 1.2 5:19 PM Set 11:56 PM
27 High 12:46 PM 6.8
27 Low 7:15 PM 1.0
F 28 High 1:13 AM 6.4 7:04 AM Rise 1:05 PM 44
28 Low 7:23 AM 1.2 5:19 PM
28 High 1:41 PM 6.8
28 Low 8:11 PM 0.7
Sa 29 High 2:10 AM 6.7 7:05 AM Set 12:58 AM 54
29 Low 8:31 AM 1.1 5:19 PM Rise 1:34 PM
29 High 2:37 PM 6.9
29 Low 9:09 PM 0.4
Su 30 High 3:08 AM 7.2 7:06 AM Set 2:02 AM 65
30 Low 9:39 AM 0.8 5:19 PM Rise 2:04 PM
30 High 3:35 PM 6.9
30 Low 10:05 PM 0.0
DECEMBER 2025
M 1 High 4:06 AM 7.7 7:07 AM Set 3:09 AM 75
1 Low 10:43 AM 0.4 5:19 PM Rise 2:36 PM
1 High 4:33 PM 7.0
1 Low 11:00 PM -0.4
Tu 2 High 5:03 AM 8.2 7:07 AM Set 4:20 AM 85
2 Low 11:42 AM 0.1 5:19 PM Rise 3:14 PM
2 High 5:31 PM 7.1
2 Low 11:54 PM -0.7
W 3 High 6:00 AM 8.6 7:08 AM Set 5:35 AM 92
3 Low 12:40 PM -0.2 5:19 PM Rise 3:59 PM
3 High 6:27 PM 7.2
Th 4 Low 12:49 AM -0.9 7:09 AM Set 6:51 AM 97
4 High 6:55 AM 8.8 5:19 PM Rise 4:53 PM
4 Low 1:35 PM -0.4
4 High 7:21 PM 7.3
F 5 Low 1:42 AM -1.1 7:10 AM Set 8:05 AM 99
5 High 7:49 AM 8.9 5:19 PM Rise 5:57 PM
5 Low 2:29 PM -0.5
5 High 8:14 PM 7.2
Sa 6 Low 2:36 AM -1.1 7:11 AM Set 9:11 AM 99
6 High 8:42 AM 8.8 5:19 PM Rise 7:07 PM
6 Low 3:21 PM -0.4
6 High 9:08 PM 7.1
Su 7 Low 3:28 AM -0.9 7:11 AM Set 10:07 AM 95
7 High 9:37 AM 8.4 5:19 PM Rise 8:20 PM
7 Low 4:11 PM -0.2
7 High 10:04 PM 6.9
M 8 Low 4:20 AM -0.6 7:12 AM Set 10:52 AM 89
8 High 10:32 AM 8.0 5:19 PM Rise 9:30 PM
8 Low 5:02 PM 0.0
8 High 11:04 PM 6.7
Tu 9 Low 5:13 AM -0.1 7:13 AM Set 11:29 AM 81
9 High 11:29 AM 7.6 5:19 PM Rise 10:36 PM
9 Low 5:53 PM 0.3
W 10 High 12:04 AM 6.5 7:14 AM Set 12:00 PM 71
10 Low 6:08 AM 0.3 5:20 PM Rise 11:37 PM
10 High 12:24 PM 7.2
10 Low 6:46 PM 0.6
Th 11 High 1:02 AM 6.5 7:14 AM Set 12:28 PM 61
11 Low 7:07 AM 0.8 5:20 PM
11 High 1:17 PM 6.8
11 Low 7:40 PM 0.8
F 12 High 1:58 AM 6.5 7:15 AM Rise 12:35 AM 51
12 Low 8:10 AM 1.1 5:20 PM Set 12:54 PM
12 High 2:08 PM 6.5
12 Low 8:35 PM 0.8
Sa 13 High 2:51 AM 6.5 7:16 AM Rise 1:32 AM 41
13 Low 9:12 AM 1.2 5:20 PM Set 1:19 PM
13 High 2:58 PM 6.3
13 Low 9:27 PM 0.8
Su 14 High 3:42 AM 6.7 7:16 AM Rise 2:27 AM 32
14 Low 10:10 AM 1.1 5:21 PM Set 1:45 PM
14 High 3:49 PM 6.1
14 Low 10:15 PM 0.8
M 15 High 4:32 AM 6.8 7:17 AM Rise 3:23 AM 23
15 Low 11:01 AM 1.0 5:21 PM Set 2:13 PM
15 High 4:39 PM 6.1
15 Low 11:00 PM 0.7
Tu 16 High 5:20 AM 7.0 7:18 AM Rise 4:19 AM 16
16 Low 11:48 AM 0.8 5:21 PM Set 2:45 PM
16 High 5:27 PM 6.1
16 Low 11:43 PM 0.6
W 17 High 6:05 AM 7.2 7:18 AM Rise 5:17 AM 9
17 Low 12:32 PM 0.6 5:22 PM Set 3:22 PM
17 High 6:14 PM 6.1
Th 18 Low 12:26 AM 0.4 7:19 AM Rise 6:15 AM 4
18 High 6:48 AM 7.3 5:22 PM Set 4:04 PM
18 Low 1:15 PM 0.5
18 High 6:57 PM 6.2
F 19 Low 1:07 AM 0.4 7:19 AM Rise 7:11 AM 1
19 High 7:29 AM 7.3 5:23 PM Set 4:53 PM
19 Low 1:56 PM 0.4
19 High 7:38 PM 6.2
Sa 20 Low 1:48 AM 0.3 7:20 AM Rise 8:03 AM 0
20 High 8:07 AM 7.3 5:23 PM Set 5:48 PM
20 Low 2:35 PM 0.4
20 High 8:16 PM 6.2
Su 21 Low 2:28 AM 0.3 7:20 AM Rise 8:50 AM 0
21 High 8:44 AM 7.3 5:24 PM Set 6:47 PM
21 Low 3:14 PM 0.3
21 High 8:53 PM 6.1
M 22 Low 3:07 AM 0.2 7:21 AM Rise 9:31 AM 2
22 High 9:20 AM 7.2 5:24 PM Set 7:48 PM
22 Low 3:52 PM 0.3
22 High 9:31 PM 6.1
Tu 23 Low 3:46 AM 0.3 7:21 AM Rise 10:07 AM 6
23 High 9:57 AM 7.1 5:25 PM Set 8:49 PM
23 Low 4:30 PM 0.3
23 High 10:11 PM 6.1
W 24 Low 4:26 AM 0.3 7:22 AM Rise 10:39 AM 12
24 High 10:37 AM 7.0 5:25 PM Set 9:50 PM
24 Low 5:10 PM 0.3
24 High 10:57 PM 6.2
Th 25 Low 5:11 AM 0.5 7:22 AM Rise 11:08 AM 19
25 High 11:22 AM 6.8 5:26 PM Set 10:51 PM
25 Low 5:53 PM 0.3
25 High 11:48 PM 6.3
F 26 Low 6:01 AM 0.6 7:22 AM Rise 11:36 AM 28
26 High 12:13 PM 6.7 5:26 PM Set 11:52 PM
26 Low 6:41 PM 0.2
Sa 27 High 12:43 AM 6.6 7:23 AM Rise 12:04 PM 38
27 Low 6:59 AM 0.7 5:27 PM
27 High 1:07 PM 6.5
27 Low 7:35 PM 0.1
Su 28 High 1:40 AM 6.8 7:23 AM Set 12:56 AM 49
28 Low 8:05 AM 0.7 5:28 PM Rise 12:34 PM
28 High 2:05 PM 6.4
28 Low 8:34 PM 0.0
M 29 High 2:39 AM 7.2 7:24 AM Set 2:02 AM 60
29 Low 9:15 AM 0.6 5:28 PM Rise 1:08 PM
29 High 3:05 PM 6.4
29 Low 9:35 PM -0.2
Tu 30 High 3:40 AM 7.5 7:24 AM Set 3:12 AM 71
30 Low 10:23 AM 0.4 5:29 PM Rise 1:48 PM
30 High 4:07 PM 6.4
30 Low 10:35 PM -0.5
W 31 High 4:42 AM 7.8 7:24 AM Set 4:26 AM 81
31 Low 11:26 AM 0.1 5:30 PM Rise 2:36 PM
31 High 5:10 PM 6.5
31 Low 11:35 PM -0.8
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER:
23NM SSE Savannah GA
Marine Zone Forecast
TonightE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
TueE winds 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
Tue NightSE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
WedSW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Wed NightSW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 6 seconds.
ThuW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Thu NightS winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
FriSW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Fri NightSW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
SatSW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Sat NightSW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
