GEORGIA PORTS

Georgia Ports’ fiscal year volumes slide nearly 7%

The Georgia Ports Authority handled 5.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units in its 2023 fiscal year ending June 30, down 6.7% from fiscal year 2022 but higher than the 5.3 million TEUs moved in 2021 and the 4.5 million TEUs moved in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Of that total, GPA handled 1.13 million TEUs in loaded imports at the Port of Savannah in 2023, nearly 61% lower than 2022. Loaded export volume at Savannah for 2023 was 684,806 TEUs, down 49% year over year.

But GPA said its annual...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/georgia-ports-fiscal-year-volumes-slide-nearly-7

February still busy for Georgia Ports despite year-over-year, sequential dips

Despite the headwinds of inflation, rising interest rates and high warehouse inventories, the Georgia Ports Authority said it had its second-busiest February ever.

February container volumes totaled nearly 395,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, down from 460,400 TEUs in February 2022 but still 30,400 TEUs higher than pre-pandemic February 2020, GPA said Tuesday.

However, February’s volumes of 394,793 TEUs were also 6% lower than January’s volumes of 421,714 TEUs. January’s volumes also marked a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/february-still-busy-for-georgia-ports-despite-year-over-year-sequential-dips

Georgia Ports focuses on container shipping, transforming Ocean Terminal

The board of Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved a plan to renovate and realign the docks at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal aiming to better accommodate its expanding container operations.

“For nearly 40 years, Ocean Terminal has been handling a mix of container ships and breakbulk vessels. The realignment is part of a broader effort to transform the terminal into an all-container operation, shifting most breakbulk cargo to the Port of Brunswick,” explained Griff Lynch, executive...

https://container-news.com/georgia-ports-focuses-on-container-shipping-transforming-ocean-terminal/

Quarterly volumes up at Georgia ports despite September decline

Large cranes help unload an ocean vessel of its containers.

Fiscal year first-quarter volumes at Georgia Ports Authority rose 9.6% compared with the first quarter of 2022 despite a 7.6% decline in September volumes.

Georgia’s ports handled more than 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units between July and September, GPA said Thursday. GPA’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

But September volumes fell 7.6% to 436,279 TEUs as Hurricane Ian led GPA to suspend vessel service for nearly three days.

“A high number of ad hoc vessel calls, the addition of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/quarterly-volumes-up-at-georgia-ports-despite-september-decline

Nissan selects Port of Brunswick as gateway to the southeastern US

Nissan North America has chosen the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, US as a new point of entry to serve US markets.

“We are pleased that Nissan has chosen the Peach State as its gateway to the Southeast,” said Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), who went on to add, “Brunswick’s central location and superior connectivity, combined with the ease of doing business in Georgia, make it the perfect home for Nissan to serve the fastest growing region in the US”.

Nissan...

https://container-news.com/nissan-selects-port-of-brunswick-as-gateway-to-the-southeastern-us/

Port of Savannah achieves box volume records amid major expansion projects

The Port of Savannah in Georgia, US has handled 4.75 million TEU in the ten months of the fiscal year 2022 (July 2021 – June 2022), which translates to an 8% increase compared to the same period in the previous year.

Additionally, the major port in the US moved nearly 500,000 TEU in April, which represents the best April and the third-busiest month in the port’s history.

“The phenomenal growth we have achieved has been made possible by the team effort of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and...

https://container-news.com/port-of-savannah-achieves-box-volume-records-amid-major-expansion-projects/

Port of Savannah reports new montly container record in January

The Port of Savannah has set a monthly record in container volumes for the 18th consecutive month in January with 479,700 TEU proceeded, which is an increase of 4% year-on-year.

“The steps we have taken to add capacity have broken the logjam in global logistics for our customers and created jobs throughout the supply chain,” said Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) executive director, Griff Lynch.

GPA has also arranged a fifth pop-up container yard to grow further its capabilities, with the Port of...

https://container-news.com/port-of-savannah-reports-new-montly-container-record-in-january/

Georgia Ports expedites 25% box capacity expansion amid record month

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Board has announced its plans to accelerate the completion of its container capacity expansion, which is scheduled to add more than 1.6 million TEU annual capacity by June 2022.

Particularly, GPA will open 670,000TEU of new annual capacity at Garden City Terminal by January, while an additional terminal capacity of 155,000 TEU will be available in early March. Furthermore, another 850,000 TEU is expected to be added at the port until June.

These projects are...

https://container-news.com/georgia-ports-expedites-25-box-capacity-expansion-amid-record-month/

Southeast US ports seek to ramp up container capacity

A photograph of a stack of containers.

Two Southeast U.S. ports are seeking to expand container capacity in a bid to reach customers needing access to the Southeast and Midwest markets.

Port of Savannah to expand container capacity by an additional 1.6 million TEUs
GPA’s Peak Capacity Project, is currently under construction and will provide 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units of annual capacity at the Port of Savannah, accordingto GPA. The project will be completed in two phases, with the first coming online in December....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/southeast-us-ports-seek-to-ramp-up-container-capacity

Georgia Ports continuing record-setting ways

Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch used PGA Masters Tournament announcer Jim Nantz’s phrase to describe last month — “a November like no other.”

Unlike Tiger Woods’ performance at the Masters, the GPA turned in record-setting results in November.

“In November we enjoyed our fourth consecutive month of growth. November was an all-time record, beating October, which was an all-time record,” Lynch said. “We were up 28% year-over-year. We came in at 464,804 TEUs. It was a really...

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