Gov. Brian Kemp ribbon-cutting for Mason Mega Rail Terminal

Kemp makes major announcements at Port of Savannah Source: WSAV SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — On Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp led a ribbon-cutting for the Georgia Ports Authority’s new Mason Mega Rail Terminal. The governor says it will help reduce the traffic jam of cargo ships... Read More

Gov. Kemp: Georgia Ports Mark Mega Rail Milestone

Gov. Kemp: Georgia Ports Mark Mega Rail Milestone Savannah, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the Georgia Ports Authority has completed and is now operating the second set of nine new rail tracks for a total of 18 tracks at its Mason Mega Rail Terminal.... Read More

Port of Savannah moves 5M TEUs

The Port of Savannah was the first container terminal in the Southeast or Gulf Coast to move 5 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in a fiscal year. (Georgia Ports Authority / Jeremy Polston) GEORGIA PORTS July 26, 2022 CONTAINER HUB GROWING CAPACITY For... Read More

GPA makes major infrastructure investment

The Georgia Ports Authority has approved projects to increase annual capacity at the Port of Savannah beyond 6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units. In 2020, the Port of Savannah handled 4.7 million TEUs of cargo.  Photo Credit:  Jeremy Polston GEORGIA PORTS... Read More

GPA’s March container trade leaps 48 percent

The Georgia Ports Authority handled record volume in March, with total tonnage across all terminals increasing by 26.9 percent, or nearly 860,000 tons, to more than 4 million tons. GPA has approved projects to increase annual capacity at the Port of Savannah by 1.4... Read More

GPA details capacity, operations expansion

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the opening session of the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference Monday, April 26, 2021. Kemp said Georgia’s ports are a key factor in winning new business for the state.   Photo Credit:  Emily Goldman PROJECTS TO ACCOMMODATE RECORD... Read More

First of Four New Cranes Starts Work at Port of Savannah

The Port of Savannah has commissioned the first of four new ship-to-shore cranes at Garden City Terminal. Each new crane can lift 65 long tons to a height 152 feet above the dock.  Photo credit:  Georgia Ports Authority. GEORGIA PORTS Savannah, Ga. – March 22, 2017... Read More