Jasper Port Now!

Statement of Purpose:
The Jasper Ocean Terminal is finally a reality – but what exactly is going on?
We will collect all of the information we can find on the port and its progress and post it here for the public. The different meetings, projects, goals and government bodies related to this port can be hard to keep up with. This website should make that task a lot easier. This is our future, the more we know the more we can shape it.

Supporters:
Jasper Chamber of Commerce
Beaufort Regional
   Chamber of Commerce
Lowcountry Workforce
   Investment Board
Judy Frank
Mark Kreuzwieser
Sharon May
Fred Nimmer
Nancy Jonas
Merritt Patterson
Tommy Rhodes,
   Ridgeland Councilmember
R.G. Rushing, PE MBA
Kimberly Shelters
Bob Stoothof
Connie Valimont
Hardeeville Chamber of Commerce
Joe Lee
Bubba Taylor
Grady Woods,
   Ridgeland Councilmember
Jasper County School Board
Franklin McKinney,McKinney
   Terminal & Logistics Properties
Greg Kirchner
Hagood Morrison
Richard T. Sonberg
Daufuskie Island Ferry Company
Concept Logistics Inc.
Effingham County Industrial
   Development Authority
Hinton & Sons Inc.
Taly C. Brinzey
Kathy Langford
John Strother
Dennis Averkin, Finance Director,
   City of Hardeeville
Knights Inn
Carl Johnson
Charlie Drawdy, Jr.
Elizabeth "Sing" Pappas
Chad Marsh
Dean Jacobsen
Ken Hiatt
Gina Scott, Keller Williams Realty
Nancy Buczynski, Realtor Re/Max
Sonny Huntley
Susan Goodridge, Mortgage Lender
Rodney W. Engard
Bil Brannon
Century 21 Southern Lifestyle
   Properties
Clean Stay Inn
Brunswick International
   Cold Storage
Harbor Light Lending Group
Turnabouts Antiques
   and Home Furnishings
Milton Woods, Jr.
John Smunk
Thomas Bowman, TCL
Lawrence Taylor, Realtor
Mary Malphrus Cooper
Spartan Group
Marlene Plott
Agnes Maroshek, Realtor
Alan Coyne, Keller Williams Realty
Dan Gemmell
Carolyn Gemmell
Joe Gemmell
H. Daniel Pincus
Marcia Hunter, Gateway Realty
John C. Snedeker, CEO,
   Synergistic Dynamics, Inc.
Beach Development Group
Thomas & Hutton Engineering
Seaboard Commercial Properties
Terry Zilis, Realtor
Ryan Bassett, Realtor
Ralph Braden
Michelle Bradford, Gateway Realty
Linda Palmer, Keller-Williams
Scott Barnhill,
   Daufuskie Island Realtor
Brian Huughes,
   MMD Commercial Properties
Macy Anne Sauls
Richard Gataveckas,
   Prudential Premier Island
   Properties
Larry Heichel,
   Seaboard Commercial Properties
Chris DeLoach, The Media Hog
Faith Harvey
Eric & Delia Caskey
Greg Karrh
Laura Lyons Karrh
Beth Green, Gateway Realty
E-Z Enterprise
David Carter,Associate VP,
   TCL New River
Bruce Cisne,
   Coastal Empire Fire & Security
Powerconnects University
   Pre-employment Job Training
Steve Wallace, Realtor
Parks Batten, Quick Fuel
Meagan Cameron
Karen Smith
Kim S. Crouse
Braxton & Gretchen Wyatt
Nancy F. Warren
The Vending Group Inc.
Lee Nicholson
Michael Mackewich,
   Navigant Consulting, Inc.

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Overview

The Jasper Ocean Terminal will be a new container port on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River. The port will be jointly owned by South Carolina State Ports Authority and Georgia Ports Authority and both states stand to benefit economically from the activity of this project.

Plans for a new port on this site have been pursued by various parties for quite some time, but until very recently all planning has been stymied by the twisted knot of state lines and land ownership.

All of this began to change in March of 2007 when the South Carolina and Georgia governors signed a memorandum of understanding that committed the states to a joint endeavor to make this port happen.

As of July 25, 2008, the largest historical hurdle to this port was removed when the land was officially transferred into joint ownership by the Georgia and South Carolina State Ports Authorities.


The Jasper Port -- Hilton Head Monthly As the world's economies continue to founder, Beaufort and Jasper countians have pinned their hopes on a long-debated and politically devisive proposal to build a $500 million deepwater container cargo shipping terminal on the Jasper County side of the Savannah River. Read full article

Upcoming Meetings:

Savannah River Maritime Commission Meeting Thursday, July 9th -- 1:00pm -- Jasper County Administration Building -- 358 Third Avenue Ridgeland, SC

Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Stakeholders Meeting Tuesday, July 14th ---9:00am - 1:00pm

Mighty Eighth Airforce Museum in Pooler, Georgia (Exit 102 off of I95)