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Forest Products
Our advantages make Savannah’s Ocean Terminal
and Brunswick’s Mayor’s Point Terminal the ports
of choice for forest products.

Ocean Terminal, Port of Savannah

  • Five deepwater berths totaling 3,599 ft (1,097 m) with a depth alongside of 42 ft (12.8 m).
  • Rail immediately adjacent to berthing with four berths providing direct rail access.
  • Covered Storage: 1.4 million ft2 (132,596 m2) of covered storage with 60 percent, or 839,087 ft2 (77,956 m2), immediately adjacent to the berth.

 

  • Open Storage: 73 acres (29.5 hectares) of paved storage, with additional laydown area available.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection located on-terminal.
  • Direct, immediate access from vessel to truck or rail.
  • Room to build and grow.

Mayor’s Point Terminal, Port of Brunswick

  • 1,750 ft (533 m) of deepwater berthing with a depth alongside of 36 ft (11 m).
  • Covered Storage: 355,000 ft2 (32,980 m2), immediately adjacent to the berth.

 

  • Open Storage: 4 acres (1.62 hectares) paved and 3.9 acres (1.59 hectares) unpaved.
  • 2,000 ft (610 m) of rail siding supports transit shed operations.
Experience and value-added service expedite forest products moves in and out of the ports.
  • Dedicated forest products team.
  • Workforce versed in handling the special requirements of forest products.
  • Quick in and out saves time and money.
  • Pro-port, pro-business workforce with a focus on the customer.
  • Pre-load, as well as pre-staging of loads, are allowed in order to accommodate cargo experiencing tight deadlines, delays and over-the-road permit loading.
Ocean Terminal’s Heavy-lift and Other Handling Equipment
  • (1) Gantry Crane
    Manufacturer: Clyde
    175 ST (158.8 MT) capacity under main hook at 45 ft (13.7 m) radius.
  • (1) Gantry Crane
    Manufacturer: Kocks
    100 ST (90.7 MT) capacity under main hook at 65 ft (19.8 m) radius.
  • (1) Container Crane
    Manufacturer: Kone
    45 ST (40.8 MT) capacity under spreader/56 ST (50.8 MT) capacity under beam.
  • 32 forklifts, with single forklift capacity ranging from 11,000 lbs to 55,000 lbs (4,989 kg to 24,947 kg) with accessory attachments.
Mayor’s Point Terminal Handling Equipment
  • (10) Forklifts with 9,000 lb to
    15,500 lb (4,082.3 kg to 7,030.7 kg) capacity and accessory attachments.
 
Forest Products commodities handled include:
  • Woodpulp in bales and rolls
  • Linerboard
  • Plywood
  • Panel products
  • Dimensional lumber
  • Coated board
  • Newsprint in rolls
Rail and Road
  • On-dock rail for the immediate loading and unloading of cargo.
  • Two Class I rail options: Norfolk Southern Railroad and CSX Transportation.
  • Major interstate access: Interstate 16 (East/West), for direct access to Atlanta, as well as other manufacturing points throughout the U.S. Southeast and Midwest. Interstate 95 (North/South), serving the entire U.S. Eastern Seaboard.
    Ocean Terminal
    Interstate 16 (East/West) within 1.2 miles (1.9 km). Interstate 95 (North/South) within 10 miles (16.1 km).
    Mayor’s Point Terminal
    Interstate 95 (North/South) within 5 miles (8 km).
  • 150-plus trucking options.
  • Flexible scheduling for loading/unloading to truck.

Mayor's Point Terminal
Mayor’s Point Terminal provides 1,750 ft (533 m) of deepwater berthing, as well as 355,000 ft2 (32,980 m2) of adjacent warehousing served by covered rail to ensure efficient processing.

Ocean Terminal
Dedicated to breakbulk, RoRo and Combi-vessel operations, Ocean Terminal’s five deepwater berths with 3,599 ft (1,097 m) of berthing and 1.4 million ft2 (132,596 m2) of covered storage can handle any and all forest products shipments.
Global Breakbulk and RoRo Carrier Options
CSAL
Grieg Star Shipping
Höegh Autoliners
Hyundai General Cargo
NSCSA
NYK RoRo
Oldendorff
Pan Ocean
Rickmers-Linie
Safmarine
Saga Forest Carrier
S K Shipping
Toko
VOC STEEL
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Westfal-Larsen Shipping 
Forest Products Action Team

Mark Troughton
Global Accounts Executive
912.964.3958
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Robert Prescott
Manager, Pricing & Logistics
912.963.5506
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Craig Kessler
General Manager, Breakbulk,
   Warehouse & Crane
   Operations, Savannah
912.651.5699
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Bill Dawson
General Manager of Operations,
   Brunswick & Barge Facilities
912.264.7305
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