The Port of Savannah recently received "OOCL Iris,"  the largest capacity vessel to ever call at the port.

The OOCL Iris, which has a maximum capacity of 16,828 twenty-foot equivalent units, is 1,204 feet long and 167 feet wide and arrived at Garden City Terminal on February 25.

The CMA CGM Marco Polo held the previous maximum capacity record at the Port of Savannah, at 16,022 TEUs.

The Port of Savannah will perform more than 2,800 container moves on and off the Iris, mostly 40-foot containers equaling just over 5,000 TEUs.

The vessel is slated to depart Savannah around midnight on February 26.

In 2026, the Georgia Department of Transportation will begin construction on a project to replace existing cables on the Talmadge Bridge, lifting its height which will allow even larger vessels to serve the Port of Savannah.

The Georgia Ports Authority anticipates investing US$4.2 billion in the next ten years as part of its port master plan to expand cargo handling capabilities to support future supply chain requirements.