‘Our residents can feel safe’: Savannah mayor expects port uptick after Baltimore bridge disaster

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‘Our residents can feel safe’: Savannah mayor expects port uptick after Baltimore bridge disaster

In the wake of the container ship Dali’s toppling of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson is urging calm among residents of his city, which is home to the East Coast’s second-busiest container port, behind only the Port of New York and New Jersey. “I think our residents can feel safe,” Johnson told reporters, referring to the Savannah River, where cargo ships sail beneath the Talmadge Memori…