The Port of Savannah handled more than 519,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, a record. Georgia Ports Authority is expanding Berth 1 (50 percent complete) and yard capacity in Savannah to accommodate the growing container trade. SAVANNAH, Ga., June 15,... Read More
Georgia Ports Authority is building a new big ship berth at Garden City Terminal, which will provide 1.5 million TEUs of annual berth capacity. Once complete, the new Berth 1 will allow GPA to serve four 16,000-TEU vessels and three other ships simultaneously. The... Read More
Source: JOC Ari Ashe, Senior Editor | May 18, 2022 5:12PM EDT COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai may not result in a sudden flood of volumes to the US, but the GPA says additional storage capacity at Savannah’s Garden City Terminal and pop-up storage sites will allow it... Read More
Source: GA Ports SAVANNAH, Ga., May 17, 2022 – The Port of Savannah handled 495,782 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, a record for the month of April and the Georgia Ports Authority’s third busiest month ever. GPA’s Garden City Terminal now handles... Read More
Source: Michael E. Kanell – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greg Bluestein – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution SAVANNAH — After decades of political wrangling and environmental roadblocks and nearly seven years of dredging muck from the river bottom, one... Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority will develop 85 additional acres and expand its vehicle processing facilities at the Port of Brunswick. Already the nation’s largest terminal for the import-export of autos and machinery, Colonel’s Island has another 355 acres available for... Read More
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a ceremony marking completion of the Savannah Harbor deepening in Savannah, Ga., March 25, 2022. Deepening the Savannah Harbor to 47 feet at mean low water (the average depth at low tide), provides ample draft for vessels carrying... Read More
Source: Georgia Ports Authority SAVANNAH, Ga., March. 9, 2022 – In response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announcement that deepening is complete for the Savannah Harbor, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch has issued the following statement:... Read More
Source: Georgia Ports Authority SAVANNAH, Ga., March 9, 2022 – At the Brunswick State of the Port event last Wednesday, the Georgia Ports Authority unveiled plans to grow capacity at Brunswick’s flagship autoport and its breakbulk terminal for forest products. “We’re... Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 24, 2022 – At today’s Savannah State of the Port, Griff Lynch, Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) executive director, unveiled plans to expand the port’s container capacity by 60 percent. The enhancements will bring the Port of Savannah’s annual... Read More
