GA-SC port gets approval from Palmetto State

A joint partnership deal between Georgia and South Carolina to build a port on the Savannah River is now one-third approved. The South Carolina State Ports Authority has okayed the deal on their side by unanimous vote. The deal still needs the "yes" vote from the Georgia Ports Authority--meeting next week--and Georgia's Department of Transportation. The DOT owns the land in South Carolina where the port is to be built, across the river from Savannah in Jasper County.

Plans for GA-SC port close to approval

A top South Carolina official says Georgia and South Carolina officials are close to striking a deal that would build a shipping terminal owned by both states. The chief of staff for South Carolina's Governor says in two weeks a task force will have a plan in place. One change could be how the facility is operated. Instead of the idea of a joint ports authority, officials now are leaning toward a private company to run the port. The 500-million dollar port will be constructed along the Savannah River in Jasper County, South Carolina--on land now owned by Georgia's Department of Transportation.