There were as many as 30 vessels anchored outside Savannah last September; now vessels may have a short wait to get into the harbor. Photo credit: Jeremy Polston/Georgia Ports Authority. The Journal of Commerce Online GEORGIA PORTS By Ari Ashe, Senior Editor February... Read More
Credit: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jan 25, 2022 The Port of Savannah has dramatically boosted its ability to handle cargo over the past year, making improvements that should clear up some supply chain issues by mostly eliminating the lines of ships waiting to... Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority achieved a record level of container trade in Calendar Year 2021, handling more than 5.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units of cargo. By June, the GPA will grow the Port of Savannah’s annual container capacity by 1.6 million... Read More
Georgia port officials believe a new joint venture to consolidate stevedoring, terminal, and gate operations will quicken the pace of loading and unloading vessels. Photo credit: Stephen Morton/Georgia Ports Authority. The Journal of Commerce Online GEORGIA PORTS By... Read More
Members of the International Longshoremens Association and the newly formed stevedoring operation Gateway Terminals handle their first container together, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Garden City Terminal in Savannah, Ga. (GPA Photo / Stephen B. Morton) Credit: Stephen B.... Read More
WSAV-TV By JoAnn Merrigan, Consumer Reporter, WSAV-TV December 18, 2021 SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — It’s been a supply chain nightmare, but Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says the Georgia Ports Authority is leading the way to help solve it. Buttigieg got a... Read More
Georgia port uses pop-up concept to alleviate supply chain strain BY KRIS VAN CLEAVE Source: CBS NEWS The Port of Savannah in Georgia — one of the nation’s busiest — is using a new pop-up container yard concept that could be applied nationwide to unclog shipping... Read More
Garden City Terminal infrastructure improvements at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. (GPA Photo/Stephen B. Morton) The Journal of Commerce Online GEORGIA PORTS Savannah marks 16... Read More
Credit: Stephen B. Morton The Journal of Commerce Online GEORGIA PORTS Port of Savannah tops 500K TEUs in October ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 6, 2021 – At the Georgia Ports Authority Board meeting Monday, Executive Director Griff Lynch detailed actions that will expedite the... Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Total port congestion. That’s how a master pilot is describing big backups outside of the Port of Savannah. While you can see some ships docked past the Talmadge Bridge, about half a dozen more are docked off the coast of Tybee, waiting to... Read More
