Garden City Terminal Tracking: Savannah Port Container Status & FIRMS Codes
Garden City Terminal is the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) container terminal inside the Port of Savannah, and US Customs identifies it with two FIRMS codes, L737 and L738. You track a Garden City container in GPA WebAccess at webaccess.gaports.com by selecting the Garden City Terminal facility and running an Availability Inquiry on the container number. This page covers the terminal itself: its FIRMS codes, address and truck entrances, operating hours, the WebAccess PIN process, and the vessel schedule. For the port as a whole, including Ocean Terminal, see Port of Savannah terminal tracking.
Garden City Terminal tracking allows freight forwarders to monitor container status, vessel arrivals, and availability through GPA’s WebAccess system, which matters for every shipment moving through what GPA calls the largest single terminal container facility of its kind in North America.
Key Takeaways
- FIRMS codes: L737 and L738 are both FIRMS codes registered to Garden City Terminal. Major carriers such as Maersk and CMA CGM list L738 as their Garden City Terminal code, so always use the code printed on your arrival notice.
- Tracking: GPA WebAccess (webaccess.gaports.com) runs 24 hours a day. Select the Garden City Terminal facility, then Containers, then Availability Inquiry. A green check means the container is available; a red X means it is not.
- Hours: Gates 3 and 8 open Monday to Friday 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Gate 4 opens 4:00 AM to 6:00 PM and is the only Saturday entrance, open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for dry containers.
- No slot booking: Garden City uses pre advised WebAccess PINs. A motor carrier with a SCAC code pre advises the move and receives a PIN that stays valid for 72 hours.
- Truck entrance: Gate 4 is at 100 Holt Drive, Garden City, GA 31408. 2 Main Street is the GPA administration building.
What is Garden City Terminal?
Definition
Garden City Terminal is the primary container terminal at the Port of Savannah, operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). Located in Garden City, Georgia, it covers 1,345 acres and is described by GPA as the largest single operator container terminal in the nation.
GPA owns and operates the terminal itself, which is why one system, WebAccess, covers container status, PINs and vessel information for every Garden City move. The terminal sits upriver from Savannah’s second terminal, Ocean Terminal, and the two together make up the Port of Savannah container operation. A container discharged at Garden City is handled under the Garden City facility in WebAccess; a container at Ocean Terminal is handled under the OT facility, and the two do not cross.
Volume context: GPA reported that the Port of Savannah moved 504,015 TEU in September 2026, a record September and 3.7 percent above September 2025, and more than 1.5 million TEU in the first quarter of its fiscal year (GPA press release, 7 October 2026).
Why Garden City Terminal Matters for Freight Forwarders
The Port of Savannah has emerged as a critical gateway for U.S. imports and exports, particularly for cargo destined for the Southeast and Midwest. For freight forwarders, Garden City Terminal offers:
- Strategic location: GPA describes Savannah as closest and fastest by rail to Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Memphis and Orlando.
- On terminal rail: CSX and Norfolk Southern both serve the Mason Mega Rail intermodal facility, which GPA says works 42 trains per week with two to three day double stack service to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas and Memphis.
- Carrier choice: GPA lists 40 weekly container ship services at the port.
- Truck turn times: GPA reports an average of 32 minutes for a single transaction and 50 minutes for a dual move, across more than 14,000 truck moves on an average weekday.
For forwarders serving retail, ecommerce and manufacturing importers in the Southeast, the practical result is that a large share of US East Coast import volume is released, picked up and returned through this one terminal, and the tracking discipline at Garden City drives demurrage exposure on the whole lane.
Garden City Terminal Key Facts
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Administration address | 2 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408 |
| Truck gate (Gate 4) | 100 Holt Drive, Garden City, GA 31408 |
| Operator | Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) |
| FIRMS codes | L737 and L738 (see the L737 and L738 section below) |
| UN/LOCODE | USSAV (Savannah) |
| Size | 1,345 acres |
| Port of Savannah cranes | 42 ship to shore cranes and 237 rubber tire gantry cranes (port total, per GPA) |
| Weekly container services | 40 (port total, per GPA) |
| Rail service | Mason Mega Rail, on terminal, served by CSX and Norfolk Southern |
| Truck turn time | 32 minutes single transaction, 50 minutes dual move (GPA, June 2026) |
| Customer Experience Center | (912) 963-5526, Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
Major Shipping Lines at Garden City Terminal
GPA’s September 2026 container services matrix lists 38 dedicated services at the Port of Savannah. The carriers on that matrix are:
- Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd (Gemini Cooperation)
- CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL and Evergreen (Ocean Alliance)
- ONE, Yang Ming and HMM (Premier Alliance)
- MSC
- ZIM
- Wan Hai, Arkas Line, Marfret, Seaboard and Turkon
Services and rotations change often. The current list sits in the GPA Global Carrier Services transit matrix and route maps.
How to Track Containers at Garden City Terminal
Every step below runs in GPA WebAccess, the 24 hour container information service of the GPA Customer Experience Center. The steps follow GPA’s own WebAccess Truckers Manual and Customer Experience FAQ.
STEP 1
Open GPA WebAccess and select Garden City Terminal
Go to webaccess.gaports.com. WebAccess asks which facility you want first: choose Garden City Terminal (GCT) for any container discharged or received at Garden City. Ocean Terminal (OT) is a separate facility.
STEP 2
Run an Availability Inquiry
Select Containers, then Availability Inquiry. Enter the container number in the Equipment ID field with no spaces or punctuation, choose a trucking company or ANY, and submit. Today’s date fills in as the pickup date.
STEP 3
Read the status and position
A green check means the container is available for pickup; a red X means it is not, and WebAccess shows the error message that explains why. The position code tells you where the box is: V is still on the vessel, Y is in the yard, T is on a truck and R is on a train.
STEP 4
Check the booking or EDO and set a notification
Use Containers, then EDOs/Booking Detail to view an equipment order. Under Today, then Notify, you can ask WebAccess to email you when a container is discharged or released. The request must be made before the event happens.
Required Information
- Container number (11 characters, e.g., MSCU1234567), entered without spaces
- Booking or EDO number for export receivals and empty pickups
- A WebAccess login for pregate PINs, which requires an active SCAC code registered with the UIIA
Garden City Terminal Container Availability
Availability at Garden City is a terminal side status. It answers whether the box can leave the terminal today. Customs holds, carrier freight holds and the release itself are set outside the terminal, so a red X in WebAccess usually points you to the ocean carrier or your customs broker. GPA states that it does not charge storage itself: demurrage, exam fees and the Last Free Day come from the ocean carrier, so confirm free time on the carrier side.
Garden City Terminal Login and WebAccess Registration
The Garden City Terminal login is the GPA WebAccess login. To register, open the WebAccess registration form on gaports.com and allow up to 24 business hours for a sign on and password. An active SCAC code registered with the UIIA is required to set up a WebAccess account and create PINs. GPA also publishes quick reference guides for WebAccess and vessel tracking on its Customer Experience page.
Garden City Terminal Vessel Schedule
GPA publishes three vessel views that cover Garden City Terminal:
- Vessel Tracking calendar (gaports.com): a 15 day vessel schedule for Savannah that you can search by vessel name or ocean carrier to see arrival schedules and berth assignments. Vessel information runs through the following month.
- Vessels in Berth and at Anchor: the live list of ships working Garden City Terminal and ships waiting at anchor.
- Export Receiving Window: the begin and end receive dates for export cargo. To check whether a booking is open for receiving, open the vessel in the schedule and read the Dry Earliest Receive Date column.
Inside WebAccess, Ships on Berth and Future Vessels show the same schedule. GPA notes that the WebAccess vessel schedule is not terminal specific, so you see the same list whether you logged in under GCT or OT.
Garden City Terminal Gate Hours
The interchange gate hours below are published by GPA for Garden City Terminal, Monday to Friday unless noted.
| Entrance or cutoff | Hours |
|---|---|
| Gates 3 and 8, Monday to Friday | 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM (flex lunch) |
| Gate 4, Monday to Friday | 4:00 AM to 6:00 PM (reefer services begin 6:00 AM) |
| Dry container pickup cutoff | 4:30 PM |
| Dry container drop off cutoff | 5:00 PM |
| Reefer pickup and drop off cutoffs | 4:15 PM pickup, 4:45 PM drop off |
| Saturday, Gate 4 only | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, dry containers only; pickup cutoff 3:30 PM, drop off cutoff 4:00 PM |
| Sunday | Opened only at the request of ocean carriers |
Extended Hours: Gate moves after the cutoff times require overtime authorization from the ocean carrier, and Sunday operations open only when carriers request them by 1:00 PM the day before. Holiday closings for 2026 include Thanksgiving (26 November) and Christmas (25 December). Check the GPA holiday closings page for current schedules.
Lane use: Gates 3, 4 and 8 handle containerized transactions only. Commercial vans and loose freight go to Gates 1 or 5. Drivers need a TWIC card and a GPA port badge to enter without an escort.
Do You Need an Appointment at Garden City Terminal?
Garden City Terminal does not publish a truck appointment slot system. Every move is pre advised in WebAccess: the motor carrier submits the transaction before the truck arrives, and if it validates, WebAccess issues a transaction number the driver uses as a PIN on arrival. PINs are valid for 72 hours, and each PIN carries a terminal prefix (GCT or OT). The optional GPA Trucker app pushes digital tickets and on terminal container locations to the driver’s phone.
Watch out
A PIN created under the wrong facility fails. GPA’s manual lists pinning an import that sits at Ocean Terminal while logged in to the Garden City facility as a standard error. Confirm the facility in WebAccess before you create the PIN, and recreate any PIN older than 72 hours.
Understanding L737 and L738 Tracking
Garden City Terminal has two FIRMS codes under the Port of Savannah, and both are registered to the terminal:
| FIRMS Code | Notes |
|---|---|
| L737 | Registered to Garden City Terminal |
| L738 | Registered to Garden City Terminal; the code Maersk and CMA CGM list for Garden City Terminal |
When tracking containers, always note which FIRMS code the carrier put on the arrival notice, because the ISF, the entry and any in bond move must carry the same code. For container status, the FIRMS code makes no difference: WebAccess tracks every Garden City box under the one Garden City Terminal facility.
Garden City Terminal West (GCT West) is the 100 acre container storage yard adjacent to the docks and to Mason Mega Rail. GPA says it can store 20,000 containers on terminal and adds more than 1 million TEU of annual capacity, served by 15 electric rubber tire gantry cranes. GPA presents it as part of the Garden City Terminal yard, and no separate FIRMS code for GCT West is published.
Garden City Terminal Address and Truck Gates
The address most listings show, 2 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408, is the GPA corporate headquarters and administration building. Trucks arriving from Interstate 95 use Gate 4 at 100 Holt Drive, Garden City, GA 31408: take Exit 106 onto Jimmy DeLoach Parkway, continue about 4.9 miles east to Highway 307 (Dean Forest Road), and follow 307 north to Highway 25. The Brampton Road Connector, a Georgia DOT project that opened in July 2026, gives trucks a third high volume corridor to Gate 3. The mailing address is P.O. Box 2406, Savannah, GA 31402.
Garden City Terminal Expansion Updates
GPA’s expansion work around Garden City through 2026 includes GCT West (100 acres of container storage), Mason Mega Rail (an 85 acre on terminal intermodal yard able to handle ten 10,000 foot trains), the Brampton Road Connector, facial recognition at the Gate 3 inbound lanes, and a self financed plan of nearly $5 billion over ten years that adds five big ship container berths in Savannah. U.S. Customs and Border Protection also operates a 300,000 square foot inspection warehouse on Garden City Terminal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Garden City Terminal located?
Garden City Terminal is in Garden City, Georgia, on the Savannah River upriver from downtown Savannah. The GPA administration building is at 2 Main Street, Garden City, GA 31408, and the truck entrance from Interstate 95 is Gate 4 at 100 Holt Drive, Garden City, GA 31408.
What is the FIRMS code for Garden City Terminal?
Garden City Terminal has two FIRMS codes: L737 and L738. Both codes are registered to Garden City Terminal. Maersk and CMA CGM list L738 as their Garden City Terminal code, so use the code shown on your carrier’s arrival notice for ISF and entry filings.
What is the difference between L737 and L738?
L737 and L738 are two FIRMS codes, and both codes are registered to Garden City Terminal. Your carrier decides which code goes on the arrival notice, and WebAccess tracks the container under the one Garden City Terminal facility either way.
How do I track a container at Garden City Terminal?
Use GPA WebAccess at webaccess.gaports.com: select the Garden City Terminal facility, open Containers, then Availability Inquiry, and enter the container number. A green check means the container is available for pickup, and the position code shows whether it is on the vessel, in the yard, on a truck or on a train.
How do I get a GPA WebAccess login?
Register through the WebAccess registration form on gaports.com and allow up to 24 business hours for a sign on and password. Creating PINs requires an active SCAC code registered with the UIIA.
What shipping lines use Garden City Terminal?
GPA’s September 2026 container services matrix lists Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, ONE, Yang Ming, HMM, ZIM, Wan Hai, Arkas Line, Marfret, Seaboard and Turkon across 38 dedicated Port of Savannah services.
What are Garden City Terminal gate hours?
Gates 3 and 8 open Monday to Friday 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Gate 4 opens 4:00 AM to 6:00 PM, plus Saturday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for dry containers. Sunday service opens only at the request of ocean carriers.
Do I need an appointment for Garden City Terminal?
No slot appointment is published for Garden City Terminal, but every move must be pre advised. The motor carrier creates a pre advised transaction in WebAccess and receives a PIN that is valid for 72 hours.
Where can I find the Garden City Terminal vessel schedule?
The Garden City Terminal vessel schedule is on gaports.com under Vessel Tracking, which shows a 15 day calendar for Savannah, the ships in berth and at anchor, and the export receiving window. The same schedule appears in WebAccess under Ships on Berth and Future Vessels.
Is Garden City Terminal the same as the Port of Savannah?
Garden City Terminal is one of the two terminals that make up the Port of Savannah. The other is Ocean Terminal, which GPA is renovating to handle more container traffic. Most Savannah container volume moves through Garden City.
