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[JLV]

First, if a cargo ship actually reached Atlanta, I'm as impressed as I can possibly be -- I had no idea there was a river navigable by ocean-going ships that reached anywhere near Atlanta! Second, if the cargo ship is docked in Atlanta, I think we can all understand why it will take the Longshoremen a while to "get to it;" first, they have to actually get to it! :-)

[philreed]

Originally Posted by JLV

First, if a cargo ship actually reached Atlanta, I'm as impressed as I can possibly be -- I had no idea there was a river navigable by ocean-going ships that reached anywhere near Atlanta! Second, if the cargo ship is docked in Atlanta, I think we can all understand why it will take the Longshoremen a while to "get to it;" first, they have to actually get to it! :-)

The container goes to Savannah. Our primary warehouse is in the Atlanta area.

[HeatDeath]

Originally Posted by JLV

First, if a cargo ship actually reached Atlanta, I'm as impressed as I can possibly be -- I had no idea there was a river navigable by ocean-going ships that reached anywhere near Atlanta! Second, if the cargo ship is docked in Atlanta, I think we can all understand why it will take the Longshoremen a while to "get to it;" first, they have to actually get to it! :-)

The Chattahoochee River [not making that up] is navigable from Columbus to it's mouth on the Gulf of Mexico, but it would be probably a multi-billion dollar infrastructure project to make it navigable up to Atlanta.

Yep, if you look at a Google satellite view of downtown Columbus, GA, you can see the precise spot where that river stops being navigable.

[Mack_JB]

Back in the olden days, some steamboats could navigate in water as little as three inches deep. The Tug Fork between Kentucky and West Virginia even had steamboat service.