Jasper Ocean Terminal

The Jasper Ocean Terminal (JOT) for many years was considered merely the silly fantasy of a small group of dreamers on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River. In 2008 a Bi-State group of key officials started the full process that will lead to the completion of Phase 1 of the new terminal within the next 5-10 years.

The JOT will be just minutes from Hardeeville and will change our City forever. Phase 1 investment alone will be just under 500 million dollars and will bring thousands of industrial jobs to Hardeeville and Southern Jasper County. When all phases of the port are complete, it will be a 2 billion dollar footprint of industrial activity and could be the largest terminal on the east coast of the United States.

The new Interstate 95 Exit 3 in Hardeeville will be a major component of the infrastructure relating to the JOT. In anticipation of this, the City of Hardeeville has several thousand acres of prime industrial property planned for development in that area.

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"The Jasper Ocean Terminal will not only stimulate growth and generate prosperity locally, but it will also invigorate the regional and state economy as well."

-LeNolon Edge, Hardeeville Economic Development Director