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Port of Savannah achieves record March

Port of Savannah achieves record March

Total container trade up 15.5 percent; rail containers up 26 percent

The Port of Savannah handled more total containerized cargo and more intermodal rail volume, with greater connectivity and velocity, than any March on record, the Georgia Ports Authority reported today.
Thursday, April 4, 2019/Number of views (1894)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Container CargoEconomic ImpactLogisticsPort of SavannahPress Release
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GPA marks decade of partnership with Kia

GPA marks decade of partnership with Kia

Automaker has moved 350,000 TEUs via Savannah

During a board meeting held at the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Ports Authority recognized a decade of partnership between Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia and GPA.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019/Number of views (917)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Ro/Ro CargoContainer CargoEconomic ImpactPort of SavannahPort of BrunswickPress Release
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First Kia Telluride crosses Brunswick docks

First Kia Telluride crosses Brunswick docks

Made in Georgia, vehicles destined for overseas markets

BRUNSWICK, Ga., Feb. 26, 2019 – The first of Kia’s new Telluride vehicles were loaded for export onto the Roll-on/Roll-off vessel Sirius today at the Port of Brunswick. The 8-person SUVs are destined for ports around the Arabian Peninsula.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019/Number of views (1862)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Big Berth/Big Ship: Savannah set to serve six 14,000-TEU vessels simultaneously

Big Berth/Big Ship: Savannah set to serve six 14,000-TEU vessels simultaneously

January GPA’s busiest month ever; container volumes up 28 percent

At the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch unveiled GPA’s Big Berth/Big Ship program that will allow the Port of Savannah to simultaneously handle six 14,000 TEU vessels by 2024. 
Tuesday, February 5, 2019/Number of views (3215)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Container CargoPort of SavannahSite SelectionPress Release
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Kia to tap Savannah for Telluride components, Brunswick for export

Kia to tap Savannah for Telluride components, Brunswick for export

Vertical integration aids supply chain efficiency

At the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference, Stuart Countess, chief administrative officer and vice president of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, announced that the Telluride, its new 8-person SUV, will begin crossing the Port of Brunswick’s docks for global markets this month.

Monday, February 4, 2019/Number of views (2693)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Ro/Ro CargoContainer CargoPort of SavannahPort of BrunswickPress Release
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