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The Port That Quietly Outgrew Los Angeles
Savannah is now the third-busiest container port in the United States. The state spent thirty years making sure of it.
By Marcus Thorne
Executive Editor, News · Atlanta
SAVANNAH, GA. · March 15, 2026 · 5:00 AM ET
22 min read
From the observation deck at the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City terminal, the cranes look small against the river. They are not small.
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