U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

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CARGO GROWTHCARGO GROWTH

NEED FOR THE PROJECTNEED FOR THE PROJECT

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECTDESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

SEDIMENT VOLUMESSEDIMENT VOLUMES

PLACEMENT AREASPLACEMENT AREAS

CARGO GROWTHCARGO GROWTH

NEED FOR THE PROJECTNEED FOR THE PROJECT




Savannah Harbor Expansion




EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONSEQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS

STUDY SCHEDULESTUDY SCHEDULE

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULECONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE







U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers CARGO GROWTHCARGO GROWTHCARGO GROWTHCARGO GROWTH


Georgia Ports Authority Total Tonnage16-year History

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05FY

18

9

0

13

41

6,4

28

,75

5

1,8

19

,55

2

13

,29

6,3

36

15

,31

0,0

37

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of

To

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7.3% FY04 over FY03

11.7% FY05 over FY04

15.% FY03 over FY02

Between the 5 yearsFY02 through FY06, GPA’s total tonnage grew by 52%.

Source: GPA Marketing

20

,22

2,5

15

22

9.9% FY06 over FY05

06

U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers CARGO GROWTHCARGO GROWTHCARGO GROWTHCARGO GROWTH


91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04FY

1000

500

1500

0

750

1750

1250

05

Source: GPA Marketing (In Thousands of TEU’s)

1,5

72

,73

4

4.5% FY04 over FY03

12% FY05 over FY04


1,7

61

,10

2

1,1

45

,01

6Between the 5 yearsFY02 through FY06, Savannah’s throughput has grown by 78%.

Port of Savannah Container Throughput 16-year History

In T

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TE

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2,0

41

,78

9

06


2000

2250

1,5

05

,37

9

USWC Labor Unrest


NEED FOR THE PROJECTNEED FOR THE PROJECTNEED FOR THE PROJECTNEED FOR THE PROJECT


Forecast Capacity

Staying Ahead of the Growth Curve

Fiscal Year 2006 Throughput

2.04 million TEUs

Current Annual Throughput Capacity

2.62 million TEUs

Future Annual Throughput Capacity 5.07 million TEUs (by 2018)

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3

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05 07 08 10 11 12FY 04 06 09 13 14 15

5.07 5

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Actual



Deepen 2 to 6 feet (from 42-feet)Deepen 2 to 6 feet (from 42-feet) Inner harbor – 20 milesInner harbor – 20 miles Entrance channel – 6 milesEntrance channel – 6 miles

Deepen & widen one turning basinDeepen & widen one turning basin Construct a passing areaConstruct a passing area Construct four bend widenersConstruct four bend wideners Nearshore placement of bar channel sedimentsNearshore placement of bar channel sediments MitigationMitigation

modify tidal creeksmodify tidal creeks dissolved oxygen improvement systemdissolved oxygen improvement system


Deepen 2 to 6 feet (from 42-feet)Deepen 2 to 6 feet (from 42-feet) Inner harbor – 20 milesInner harbor – 20 miles Entrance channel – 6 milesEntrance channel – 6 miles

Deepen & widen one turning basinDeepen & widen one turning basin Construct a passing areaConstruct a passing area Construct four bend widenersConstruct four bend wideners Nearshore placement of bar channel sedimentsNearshore placement of bar channel sediments MitigationMitigation

modify tidal creeksmodify tidal creeks dissolved oxygen improvement systemdissolved oxygen improvement system



SEDIMENT VOLUMESSEDIMENT VOLUMESSEDIMENT VOLUMESSEDIMENT VOLUMES

ENTRANCE CHANNEL INNER HARBOR

2-Foot Deepening 7 MCY 3 MCY

6-Foot Deepening 17 MCY 10 MCY




Inner Harbor – existing CDFsInner Harbor – existing CDFs

Entrance Channel – open waterEntrance Channel – open water


Inner Harbor – existing CDFsInner Harbor – existing CDFs

Entrance Channel – open waterEntrance Channel – open water



InnerHarbor


NearshoreSediment Placement



Inner Harbor – existing CDFsInner Harbor – existing CDFs Long pumping distancesLong pumping distances Controls on depthControls on depth

Entrance Channel – open waterEntrance Channel – open water Shallow water at placement sitesShallow water at placement sites Window for hopper dredgesWindow for hopper dredges


Inner Harbor – existing CDFsInner Harbor – existing CDFs Long pumping distancesLong pumping distances Controls on depthControls on depth

Entrance Channel – open waterEntrance Channel – open water Shallow water at placement sitesShallow water at placement sites Window for hopper dredgesWindow for hopper dredges




Draft GRR & EIS – Oct 07Draft GRR & EIS – Oct 07

Final GRR & EIS – Mar 08Final GRR & EIS – Mar 08

Agency approvals –Agency approvals – Apr 08Apr 08

ROD signed –ROD signed – Apr 08


Draft GRR & EIS – Oct 07Draft GRR & EIS – Oct 07

Final GRR & EIS – Mar 08Final GRR & EIS – Mar 08

Agency approvals –Agency approvals – Apr 08Apr 08

ROD signed –ROD signed – Apr 08




Sign PCA – late FY08Sign PCA – late FY08

Construction contractsConstruction contracts Entrance channel – FY09 (3 years)Entrance channel – FY09 (3 years) Inner harbor – FY10/11 (two)Inner harbor – FY10/11 (two) Mitigation – FY10/11Mitigation – FY10/11 Dissolved oxygen system – FY10/11Dissolved oxygen system – FY10/11 Dike raising – FY12Dike raising – FY12


Sign PCA – late FY08Sign PCA – late FY08

Construction contractsConstruction contracts Entrance channel – FY09 (3 years)Entrance channel – FY09 (3 years) Inner harbor – FY10/11 (two)Inner harbor – FY10/11 (two) Mitigation – FY10/11Mitigation – FY10/11 Dissolved oxygen system – FY10/11Dissolved oxygen system – FY10/11 Dike raising – FY12Dike raising – FY12



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