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