Port of Brunswick

COVID-19, storm season sideline Golden Ray dismantling

The M/V Golden Ray will remain on its side in Georgia’s St. Simons Sound more than a year after the car carrier capsized.

Tom Wiker of Gallagher Marine Systems said during a press conference Friday that the operation to cut and dismantle the vessel was “put on pause” Thursday because of impacts from the coronavirus pandemic as well as the arrival of the hurricane season and will remain suspended until the first of October. Gallagher Marine Systems is acting as the responsible party for Hyundai...

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Three of four missing crew rescued from capsized cargo vessel

Three of four crewmembers trapped inside the engine spaces of the 656’x83′ vehicle carrier Golden Ray that caught fire early Sunday morning after departing the Port of Brunswick, Ga., were successfully rescued Monday afternoon, Coast Guard officials said at a media briefing. An extraction plan is being developed to safely rescue a fourth man, still confined to a farther reach in the compartments.

“Three of the four survivors have been extricated…it’s an ongoing operation to get him out,” said...

https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/missing-crew-from-vehicle-carrier-alive/

Georgia moves 630k cars, trucks and tractors

At the Brunswick State of the Port yesterday (Oct. 25), Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch detailed Fiscal Year 2018 successes, including 630,000 units of cars, trucks and tractors handled through Georgia terminals.

“The Port of Brunswick achieved a solid performance across all cargo categories over the last fiscal year,” Lynch said. “As GPA adds new terminal space, we will expand our service area in the Southeast and beyond.”

During the event hosted by the Brunswick...

http://container-news.com/georgia-cars-trucks-tractors/

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