{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Georgetown","identifier":"US GGE","unlocode":"US GGE","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":7.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":33.366667,"longitude":-79.283333},"description":"UN/LOCODE US GGE marks Georgetown, South Carolina, a Sampit River breakbulk berth that the South Carolina Ports Authority has agreed to close so the site can join the city's waterfront reuse plan. Steel, cement and aggregates for the neighbouring steel mill once crossed the wharf; no scheduled container line has ever served this location. Silting is the deciding factor — the US Army Corps of Engineers put the cost of dredging back to the authorised depth of roughly 27 feet at more than USD 70 mi","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/georgetown-port-us-gge","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/georgetown-port-us-gge","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Georgetown · (UN/LOCODE: US GGE) · United States · Very Small · 7.9 m"}