Georgia Ports achieves record year for autos

Credit: GA Ports Renewed strength in container volumes expected in 2024 SAVANNAH, Ga., January 30, 2024 – The Port of Brunswick handled a record 775,565 units of autos and machinery in calendar year 2023, an increase of 15.6 percent over the previous year. “Thanks to... Read More

New West India service to call Savannah

Ocean Network Express will add a new weekly container service linking the Port of Savannah and India in May 2024. The Georgia Ports Authority offers the most direct services to global destinations of any port in the U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coast. Credit: GA Ports ONE... Read More

Lynch: Brunswick on track to be top U.S. auto and RoRo port

Credit: GA Ports $262 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO GROW. BRUNSWICK, Georgia, Oct. 30, 2023 – The Port of Brunswick is poised to become the top auto and machinery port in the U.S., with 264 acres of land for development according to... Read More

Georgia Ports container volumes up 17 percent from June

JULY A TOP 5 MONTH FOR VEHICLES, MACHINERY AT GPA Credit: GA Ports SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 10, 2023 – The Georgia Ports Authority handled 447,590 twenty-foot equivalent container units in July, up 17 percent from 381,825 TEUs moved in June. “I would like to thank our... Read More

GPA prepares for the future, adds inland rail connectivity

MEGARAIL GROWTH CONTINUES WITH BEST AUGUST ON RECORD. RAIL VOLUMES UP 6% YTD AND NOW COMPRISE 21% OF VESSEL LIFTS. NEW ‘CAROLINA CONNECTOR’ RAIL SERVICE ADDED. Source: GA Ports September 26, 2023 – Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah handled 49,115 containers... Read More

GPA, CSX offer new ‘Carolina Connector’ service

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

GPA achieves record Ro/Ro in FY2023

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

Lynch: Future of US container trade starts in Savannah

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

Growing Big – Mason Mega Rail

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