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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Georgia Ports Authority has joined a South Carolina state agency in agreeing to a settlement that would end pending lawsuits over the proposed $652 million deepening of the waterway to the Port of Savannah.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Port officials from Georgia and South Carolina have canceled their January meeting on the states' troubled plans to build a jointly owned port terminal on the Savannah River.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  The federal agency seeking to deepen the Savannah harbor says it sent letters promoting the $652 million project to Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner and leaders of key congressional committees.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  Governor Nikki Haley is traveling to the coast to speak at a meeting of South Carolina's maritime industry leaders. Last week, Haley was credited by Georgia officials with helping work out a compromise that removed South Carolina objections to the deepening of Savannah River.