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The Talmadge Bridge will be closed to traffic for about 30 minutes this morning while three cranes pass beneath it to make their way to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The cranes are scheduled to depart from the Port of Savannah at 8 a.m. and will pass under the bridge at around 9 a.m. At 180 feet each, these cranes have undergone preparations for transport since the first of the year.
The cranes will serve the Isla Bella, the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered containership. They will allow the Isla Bella to carry more cargo and will in turn contribute to its overall efficiency as a vessel.
TOTE Shipholdings Inc., Isla Bella’s owner, launched the ship in April. It will be in service later this year and will sail between Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan. It is one of two LNG powered containerships that will enter service in Puerto Rico this year.
Compared to their conventionally powered counterparts, LNG-powered vessels are fuel-efficient and reduce emissions considerably.
People are encouraged to watch the cranes’ departure from downtown Savannah today.
