Posted on August 23, 2021
Proposed in 2007 | More than $4.5 billion estimated cost
Dates for construction and completion remain in flux.
Fifteen hundred acres on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River, just a few miles downstream from the Port of Savannah, is the targeted site for this massive terminal project. As proposed, it could handle some of the world’s largest container ships and help meet cargo demand in the southeast through mid-century.
Notable: When fully operational, the Jasper Ocean Terminal would have the capacity to transfer 8 million, 20-foot cargo containers a year.
Biggest challenge: The project’s development, which has involved Jasper County, S.C., as well as the state port authorities in South Carolina and Georgia, depends in part on substantial improvements to ground transportation infrastructure such as area highways and rail lines.
