A 47-foot depth would allow the Savannah harbor to handle mega-ships with deeper drafts.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal called the federal government’s final approval Oct. 26 of the $652 million project to deepen the river channel to the Port of Savannah “a major milestone.”“…but…

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Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.