DIRECT, DAILY SAVANNAH-ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA RAIL ROUTE DELIVERS FASTER SPEED, FLEXIBILITY. Credit: GA Ports SAVANNAH, GEORGIA – September 7, 2023 – North Carolina importers and exporters can now tap into a faster supply chain through a direct rail connection... Read More
SAVANNAH CAPTURES HIGHEST CONTAINER MARKET SHARE EVER Source: GA Ports SAVANNAH, Ga., July 25, 2023 – The Georgia Ports Authority handled record Roll-on/Roll-off volumes in Fiscal Year 2023, at more than 723,500 units, an increase of 18 percent or nearly 109,000 units... Read More
Credit: GA Ports PEOPLE, CARGO GRAVITATING TOWARD GPA MARKET SEA ISLAND, Ga., June 12, 2023 –Domestic and international factors are lining up for the Port of Savannah to set the pace for growth in the nation’s global container trade. That was the message of Georgia... Read More
Credit: GA Ports When goods need to reach inland markets fast, it takes innovative solutions to get them there. The Mason Mega Rail Terminal, a five-year infrastructure investment, is ready to roll. Sitting on 85-acres at the Port of Savannah, Mason Mega Rail is the... Read More
TOTAL CARGO DIPS 11.5 PERCENT ON SLOW-DOWN IN IMPORTS, EMPTY CONTAINERS Source: GA Ports SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 15, 2023 – The Port of Savannah’s loaded container exports grew 21 percent in January. The nation’s busiest port for U.S. goods handled 110,305 twenty-foot... Read More
BIG SHIP BERTH, TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WORKS Credit: GA Ports SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 17, 2023 – The Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 5.9 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Calendar Year 2022, an increase of 5 percent over 2021. “It was a... Read More
IMPROVEMENTS TO EXPEDITE VESSEL SERVICE Source: GA Ports SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 6, 2022 – The Georgia Ports Authority Board has approved a plan to renovate and realign the docks at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal to better accommodate its expanding container... Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority has moved more than half a million twenty-foot equivalent container units in three of the last four months. Since July, 160 importers were either new customers at the Port of Savannah or existing customers who grew their Savannah trade by... Read More
The Port of Savannah grew container volumes by nearly 10 percent in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2023. A shift in consumer spending and inflation pressures are expected to moderate demand for port services in the coming months. (Georgia Ports Authority) Source: GA... Read More
According to the latest study by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at UGA’s Terry College of Business, Georgia ports now account for 11 percent of total state employment. The number of Georgia jobs that rely on port activity has grown by 13 percent since the... Read More
