Georgia Ports Authority kicks of FY2022 with record July

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) took off with a running start in July, the first month of its 2022 fiscal year.

The port authority reported record volumes for containers and for roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) traffic

The Port of Savannah handled 450,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in July, a 25% increase from July 2020, while auto and machinery units at Brunswick rose 39% year-over-year to 61,470.

Demand for consumer goods and capacity enhancements are contributing to the increased port activity....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/georgia-ports-authority-kicks-of-fy2022-with-record-july

Golden Ray capsizing hearing begins Monday

The cause of last year’s capsizing of the M/V Golden Ray and resulting pollution of coastal Georgia waters will be scrutinized during a seven-day public hearing that will get underway Monday.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the hearing will focus on the condition of the vessel prior to and at the time the vehicle carrier capsized and caught fire Sept. 8, 2019. It also will look at “the ship, owner and operator organizational structures and culture, the regulatory compliance record of the vessel and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/golden-ray-capsizing-hearing-begins-monday

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