Barge Delivers First Cargo Up Savannah River to Augusta in 40 Years
Monday, June 13th, 2016
When a massive piece of equipment moved up the Savannah River to Augusta from Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal recently, it marked the first time since the Carter Administration that cargo has been barged from Savannah to its old-time trading partner some 200 miles upriver.
A 700,000 pound syngas converter, used to produce anhydrous ammonia, arrived at Ocean Terminal last month on the vessel BBC Vesuvius bound for PCS Nitrogen in Augusta. It was offloaded from the ship with the help of Stevens Towing and the Vesuvius’ onboard crane.
