Holiday Hours & Gate Closings
INTERCHANGE GATE OPERATING HOURS AND RULES
The following operating hours and rules will be observed at Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal, Monday – Friday unless noted.
- Gates 3 and 8 open at 0600; closes at 1700
- Gate 4 opens at 0400; closes at 1800
- Standard / Dry container pick-up cut-off is 1630
- Standard / Dry container drop-off cut-off is 1700
- Reefer pick up cutoff is 1615
- Reefer drop-off cut-off is 1645
- Gate moves after cut-off times require SSL overtime authorization
- Saturday Gate – Gate 4 only – opens at 0800 and closes at 1700: work through the lunch hour 1200 – 1300 (flex lunch)
- Holiday hours subject to change
Operating Rules:
- Gates 3, 4 and 8 are for containerized transactions only
- Commercial vans and loose freight should be directed to Gates 1 or 5
- Bobtail drivers must use Gate 3, 4 or 8. Incoming Bobtails will be processed at gates of entry
- Bobtail trucks should exit through Gate 3, 4 or 8.
Any long-term changes to the current operating hours will be communicated accordingly. Any daily extensions of operating hours will be communicated through our current Overtime Authorization Form.
OTHER TERMINALS AND FACILITIES:
Ocean Terminal Holiday Hours & Gate Closings
Mayor’s Point Terminal Holiday Hours & Gate Closings
Colonel’s Island Terminal Holiday Hours & Gate Closings
HOLIDAY GATE OBSERVATION
Holiday | Day Observed | Garden City Gates | Ocean Terminal Gates |
---|---|---|---|
New Year’s Day 2023 (observed) | Jan. 02, 2023 | Open | Open |
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday | Jan. 16, 2023 | Open | Open |
President’s Day | Feb. 20, 2023 | Open | Open |
Good Friday | Apr. 07, 2023 | Open | Open |
Memorial Day | May 29, 2023 | Open | Open |
Juneteenth | Jun. 19, 2023 | Open | Open |
Independence Day | Jul. 04, 2023 | Closed (No work day) | Closed (No work day) |
Labor Day | Sep. 04, 2023 | Closed (No work day) | Closed (No work day) |
Veterans Day | Nov. 10, 2023 | Open | Open |
Thanksgiving | Nov. 23, 2023 | Close | Close |
Thanksgiving Friday | Nov. 24, 2023 | Open | Open |
Christmas Eve (observed) | Dec. 25, 2023 | All gates closed | All gates closed |
Christmas Day (observed) | Dec. 26, 2023 | Open | Open |