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Ga. gov applauds completion of Savannah harbor expansion

In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Savannah, Ga. Deepening the Savannah Harbor to 47 feet at mean low water (the average depth at low tide), provides ample draft for vessels carrying 16,000+ twenty-foot equivalent container units, allowing ships to transit the river with more containers each trip and during more hours of the day. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton) In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Savannah, Ga. Deepening the Savannah Harbor to 47 feet at mean low water (the average depth at low tide), provides ample draft for vessels carrying 16,000+ twenty-foot equivalent container units, allowing ships to transit the river with more containers each trip and during more hours of the day. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton) In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Savannah, Ga. Deepening the Savannah Harbor to 47 feet at mean low water (the average depth at low tide), provides ample draft for vessels carrying 16,000+ twenty-foot equivalent container units, allowing ships to transit the river with more containers each trip and during more hours of the day. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton) In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Savannah, Ga. Deepening the Savannah Harbor to 47 feet at mean low water (the average depth at low tide), provides ample draft for vessels carrying 16,000+ twenty-foot equivalent container units, allowing ships to transit the river with more containers each trip and during more hours of the day. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton) In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Col. Joe Geary, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Savannah District, speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Savannah, Ga. According to a Corps of Engineers study, the project is expected to net more than $291 million in annual benefits to the nation, or approximately $7.70 for every dollar invested in the project. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton) In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Col. Joe Geary, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Savannah District, speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Savannah, Ga. According to a Corps of Engineers study, the project is expected to net more than $291 million in annual benefits to the nation, or approximately $7.70 for every dollar invested in the project. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton) In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Savannah, Ga. Deepening the Savannah Harbor to 47 feet at mean low water (the average depth at low tide), provides ample draft for vessels carrying 16,000+ twenty-foot equivalent container units, allowing ships to transit the river with more containers each trip and during more hours of the day. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton)