Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia has set a new record in March, handling 77,236 units of Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) cargo. This figure represents a 21 percent…
https://gcaptain.com/record-breaking-month-for-ro-ro-cargo-at-georgias-port-of-brunswick/
Georgia Ports handled 436,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, for an increase of 18.5% in trade compared to the same month last year, says the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) .
“With double-digit growth in the first quarter, we’re excited about where we’re going and thankful for the continued trust our customers place in Georgia Ports,” said GPA president and CEO Griff Lynch. “No other port in the country can match Savannah’s efficient operations, thanks to our GPA employees and...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/georgia-ports-handled-436k-teu-of-containers-in-march/
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved contracts totaling $65.6 million for container yard work at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal, a 200-acre facility just downriver from GPA’s main container port.
“We’re very pleased with the progress on improving Ocean Terminal’s container handling capability,” said GPA president and CEO Griff Lynch. “We’re on track to see greater container capacity by late 2027.”
On Tuesday, the board approved three project components, including earth compacting...
The Port of Savannah kicked off 2024 with a modest gain in container shipments, moving 428,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in January, a 1.5% year-over-year (y/y) increase from the same month last year.
The port ended calendar-year 2023 with a total of 4.9 million TEUs, a decrease of 16% compared to 2022.
Higher inflation rates and interest rates slowed consumer spending, resulting in higher inventories in warehouses, according to officials for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA).
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The Georgia Ports Authority sets export record for the third year consecutive year; the Alabama Port Authority and CSX partner to launch a new intermodal facility; and the Port of Cleveland receives $32 million to modernize its facilities.
Georgia breaks export record with almost $50B in trade in 2023
For the third consecutive year, exports from the state of Georgia hit an all-time high, reaching $49.7 billion in 2023, according to the state’s Department of Economic Development.
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Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced plans to construct a $29 million highway overpass linking the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal with U.S. Route 17.
Officials said the aim of the overpass is to keep tractor-trailer traffic away from local communities. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
“This is a port project in the best interest of the community,” President and CEO Griff Lynch said in a news release. “We want to keep trucks off local neighborhood roads for safety and...
US Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have confirmed the allocation of US$15 million in US Department of Transportation funding to help upgrade the existing infrastructure at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia. According to the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the bipartisan...
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The Port of Savannah experienced its fourth-busiest October last month, the Georgia Ports Authority...
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Class I railroads CSX and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) have requested Surface Transportation...
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Port of Savannah volumes slumped year over year (y/y) in August amid gains for rail volumes at the...
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