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Wind Energy Equipment
Our advantages make Savannah’s Ocean Terminal
the port of choice for wind energy equipment.
  • GPA, as owner and operator, provides the operational flexibility to seamlessly handle the unique requirements for wind energy equipment.
  • 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.
Experience and value-added service expedite wind energy equipment moves in and out of port.
  • Dedicated breakbulk team.
  • Workforce versed in handling breakbulk cargo of every description, as well as special requirements.
  • Pro-port, pro-business workforce with a focus on the customer.
  • Dimensional/overweight permitting assistance with an established relationship with the Georgia Department of Transportation.
  • Proven flexibility to accommodate over-the-road permitting to handle out-of-gauge, as well as high-weight cargoes.
  • GPA’s in-house engineering team provides hands-on analysis for specialty cargo handling, including railcars and truck and lift equipment.
  • Meetings between all relevant parties surrounding pre-cargo arrival, mid-project status, and post-project follow-up are traditionally held to establish and build on: relationships, general understandings, opportunities for improvement, and accountability.
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.
  • Five Savannah-area private crane operators for additional heavy-lift capabilities.
  • Barge crane available via private contractor with lift capacity of 500 ST (453.6 MT).
  • 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.
  • Two container handling lifts with more available.
Foreign Trade Zone
  • Ocean Terminal’s entire 200.4 acre (81 hectare) footprint has been established as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ).
  • A FTZ “Manufacturing Zone” can be established.
  • Through FTZ 104, the GPA can work to establish a trade zone that best meets any customer’s needs.
 
Wind Energy commodities handled include:
  • Rotor Blades
  • Nacelles
  • Generators
  • Towers
  • Hubs
  • Bed Plates
 
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.
  • Norfolk Southern Railroad provides on-terminal switching services.
  • 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.
  • Interstate 16 (East/West) within 1.2 miles (1.9 km). Interstate 95 (North/South) within 10 miles (16.1 km).
  • 150-plus trucking options.
  • Private and public truck escort options available.
  • Flexible scheduling for loading/unloading to truck.
  • Superload-Plus permits, for weights exceeding 180,000 lbs (81,646.6 kg), are available through the Georgia Department of Transportation.
  • Superload-Plus permit requests require route surveys, applicable bridge analysis, and sometimes alternate modes of transport such as rail.

Ocean Terminal
Dedicated to breakbulk, RoRo and Combi-vessel operations, Ocean Terminal has five deepwater berths and covers 200.4 acres (81 hectares). This area includes 73 acres (29.5 hectares) of open storage for seamless processing, with additional laydown area available.
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 
Wind Energy Equipment Action Team
Bill Barrs
Cargo Sales Representative
912.964.3808
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Robert Prescott
Manager, Pricing & Logistics
912.963.5506
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Craig Kessler
Director of Breakbulk
and Bulk Operations, Savannah
912.651.5699
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