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Port of Savannah weathers pandemic

Economic impact less than expected

In this file photo, the container ship CMA CGM Marco Polo sails up river past the historic River Street in Savannah, Ga., to the Port of Savannah, Wednesday, May, 26, 2021. Gov. Brian Kemp urged members of Georgia's congressional delegation Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, to support a request by the Georgia Ports Authority for a study of the economic and environmental impacts of another deepening of Savannah Harbor. - photo by Associated Press

port — In this file photo, the container ship CMA CGM Marco Polo sails up river past the historic River Street in Savannah, Ga., to the Port of Savannah, Wednesday, May, 26, 2021. Gov. Brian Kemp urged members of Georgia's congressional delegation Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, to support a request by the Georgia Ports Authority for a study of the economic and environmental impacts of another deepening of Savannah Harbor. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — The Port of Savannah is experiencing strong year-over-year growth despite the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

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