Ramar Transportation
SAV · GA

Port of Savannah

Largest single-container terminal in N. America — Garden City scale, ULCV-ready

port brief

Savannah's Garden City Terminal is the largest single-terminal container facility in North America. Georgia Ports Authority moves over 5 million TEUs annually through Savannah, more than any other U.S. East Coast port outside the New York / New Jersey complex. Channel depth was deepened to 47 feet in 2022, with ongoing improvements.

For Ramar customers, Savannah is the primary South Atlantic drayage origin for Class 8 chemical, Class 9 battery, and freight-forwarder consolidation freight. Hyundai's Metaplant America (Bryan County GA) and SK Battery (Commerce GA) anchor the EV/battery vertical. Savannah is also a heavy commercial-ammunition channel — sporting and law-enforcement ammunition for distribution into the Southeast typically clears via SAV.

Drive time from Ramar's home yard is 5 hours — single-driver coverage is the norm for SAV drayage. For SAV-to-Midwest long-haul, team-driver coverage or a second-driver relay at our home port is standard.

at a glance

200 mi
Drayage radius
Yes
Class 1 capable
47 ft
Channel depth
5h
From Ramar HQ
drive time
Authority
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)
Customs status
FTZCBP-bondedin-bond-transfer
Terminal operators
  • GPA — Garden City Terminal (largest single-terminal facility in N. America)
  • GPA — Ocean Terminal
Nearby military
  • Hunter Army Airfield
  • Fort Stewart
  • Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (inland)
services at SAV

All six Ramar services run from Savannah

Open the SAV brief on any service to see how that capability operates at this specific port.

OPS·01

Integrated Port Drayage

Port-to-plant under one operator. No broker margin stack, no schedule drift between vendors.

Port Drayage at SAV

OPS·02

Dangerous Goods Transload

Container stuffing, port-side staging, and regulated logistics for Class 1 cargo across Atlantic Coast ports.

Transload at SAV

OPS·03

OTR High Security / Hazmat Transportation

Over-the-road high-security and hazmat transport for ammunition, explosives, and sensitive freight — placard-to-placard accountability.

OTR High Security at SAV

OPS·04

Secure In-Transit Holding

Schedule recovery when shipments can't move. Vessel late, terminal congested, regulatory hold — Ramar holds the load and the chain of custody.

In-Transit Holding at SAV

OPS·05

Ammunition-Grade Containers

Block-and-brace procedures plus direct ammo-grade container sourcing — no third-party broker layer between you and the unit load.

Container Prep at SAV

OPS·06

Integrated Logistics Model

The full chain: drayage + transload + holding + long-haul. One USDOT, one safety record, one chain of custody.

Integrated Model at SAV

OPS·07

Wilmington Fire Marshal Escort

City-permitted DG drayage to the Port of Wilmington with Fire Marshal escort. We replace the shipping-agent middle layer.

Fire Marshal Escort at SAV

OPS·08

Licensed Brokerage

Ramar's MC 300208 brokerage authority extends our reach when our own assets aren't available — but the customer relationship stays with us.

Brokerage at SAV
top industries at SAV

What we move through Savannah

COMMERCIAL CLASS 1

Mining & Aggregates

Class 1.1 commercial explosives logistics for quarries, mining operations, and aggregate producers — daily-delivery reliability, 49 CFR chain of custody to mine-site magazines.

COMMERCIAL CLASS 1

Commercial Ammunition & Firearms

Class 1.4 sporting and law-enforcement ammunition logistics — plant-to-distributor OTR, retail drayage, hunting-season volume scaling.

port sav

Savannah — Frequently Asked

Why is Savannah important for Ramar's network?
Savannah's Garden City Terminal is the largest single-container terminal in N. America. The South Atlantic chemical, battery, and ammunition lanes flow heavily through Savannah, and Ramar drays consolidated freight inland for distribution.
How does Savannah handle battery freight?
Hyundai Metaplant America and SK Battery (Commerce GA) make Savannah a primary Class 9 lithium-battery drayage origin. Ramar handles UN3480/UN3481 freight per 49 CFR 173.185 with appropriate documentation for ocean carriage.
What about commercial ammunition through Savannah?
Sporting, hunting, and law-enforcement ammunition for Southeast U.S. distribution clears heavily through Savannah. Ramar drays for distributors and freight forwarders moving consolidated ammunition freight inland.