The Cooper Group of Companies recently took delivery of a new escort tug that will perform ship assist operations in the Port of Savannah in Georgia. Built by Blakeley BoatWorks of Mobile, Alabama, the tug has been named Angus R. Cooper II in honour of the Cooper Group’s longtime Chairman and Chief...
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 greenlit contracts worth $65.6 million for container yard work at Savannah’s Ocean Terminal. The 200-acre facility is set to see significant improvements in its…
https://gcaptain.com/georgia-ports-authority-approves-major-upgrades-at-savannah-container-terminal/
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has authorised contracts totalling US$65.6 million for container yard enhancements at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal, an 810,000 m² facility situated just downriver from GPA’s primary container port.
“We’re very pleased with the progress on improving Ocean Terminal’s container handling capability. We’re on track to see greater container capacity by late 2027,” stated Griff Lynch, CEO and president of GPA.
GPA’s Board of Directors approved three project...
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 Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) saw a significant increase in container volumes at the Port of Savannah in February, with 451,670 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEU) moved. This marks a…
https://gcaptain.com/port-of-savannah-container-volumes-surge-in-february/
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 Port of Savannah handled a total of 428,000 TEUs in January, showing a moderate increase of 1.5% (equivalent to 6,300 containers) compared to the same month last year.
In January, rail cargo throughput at the Port of Savannah surged to 47,132 containers, marking a significant 27% increase of 10,000 boxes compared to the previous period.
Meanwhile, this uptick follows the completion of GPA’s Mason Mega Rail project, a US$220 million investment which added 24 miles of the on-terminal track last...
https://container-news.com/port-of-savannah-nears-430000-teus-in-january/
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Dry season in Panama is in full swing, and the impacts to trade through the Panama Canal will...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/water-level-projections-threaten-future-panama-canal-transits
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...