U.S. Rep. John Barrow told constituents Friday he is 'optimistic' that an expansion of the Savannah River port will be completed.

...deep enough to accommodate the mammoth ships carrying full loads at lower tides.During an April 2012 visit to the Savannah port, the fourth busiest container port in the U.S., Deal said that if necessary he would rely on state funds to started...

...Kaolin, Burgess Pigment and Shiraishi Calcium Kaisha.Club Car sends a shipment nearly every day by truck to the Savannah port, sometimes sending several truckloads in the same day, said Jeff Miller, the director of customer service and transportation...

The commission tasked with representing South Carolina's interests when it comes to dredging the Savannah River has taken on a higher profile.

...operational the following spring. The upgraded canal will handle ships needing 50 feet of water.Georgia officials say the Savannah port needs deeper water to remain competitive. Savannah has the fourth-busiest container port in the U.S. and handled...

...motorists and pedestrians."These issues will be all the more important when the expanded Panama Canal and deepened Savannah port put thousands more trucks through Augusta."We're positioned for success if we have the vision," he says.He...

...play with.Barrow said he's talking about what's important for the folks he represents ? the deepening of the Savannah Port, expansions at Plant Vogtle, the VA Clinic he's fought hard to get in Statesboro."How can anyone expect Lee...

...feet to give supersize cargo ships better access to the Savannah port. The Corps is expected to release its final plan for...denial will affect plans to deepen the river route to the Savannah port. The next step would be for the Army Corps to appeal...

...Engineers to proceed with plans to deepen about 35 miles of the Savannah River, allowing supersize ships to reach the Savannah port, which South Carolina officials consider a competitor to Charleston's port. Environmental groups and coastal Republicans...

...Environment Control, which allows Georgia to expand the Savannah port.The Senate added a clause Wednesday clarifying that the retroactive suspension applies specifically to the Savannah port issue, so unrelated permits for the river aren't...