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GPA surpasses 4M TEUs

GPA surpasses 4M TEUs

Harbor deepening funds more important than ever

The Port of Savannah handled more than 4 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in 2017 – an increase of 11 percent and the port’s highest annual volume ever. For the month of December, GPA handled 323,000 TEUs, up 10.6 percent or 31,000 TEUs, for the busiest December in GPA’s history.
Monday, January 22, 2018/Number of views (5905)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Container CargoPort of SavannahPress Release
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GPA employees share holiday cheer with CASA kids

GPA employees share holiday cheer with CASA kids

West Chatham Elementary Choir helps celebrate

Employees of the Georgia Ports Authority helped make the holidays a little brighter for dozens of Savannah-area children Wednesday.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017/Number of views (2819)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Four more Neo-Panamax cranes arrive at the Port of Savannah

Four more Neo-Panamax cranes arrive at the Port of Savannah

Georgia Ports Authority ship-to-shore fleet climbing toward 36

Four additional Neo-Panamax cranes sailed into the Port of Savannah last week, with a 50- by 100-foot American flag across the side. Once commissioned, the new cranes will bring Savannah's fleet to 30. Six additional cranes will arrive in 2020. When all are commissioned, the upgrade will allowthe nation's largest single container facility to move nearly 1,300 containers per hour.
Monday, November 27, 2017/Number of views (6257)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Container CargoPort of SavannahPress Release
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GPA approves projects to expand rail, gate capacity

GPA approves projects to expand rail, gate capacity

Container, breakbulk and auto volumes climb

On the heels of reporting 32 percent growth in containerized trade for October, an all-time record for Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority approved rail and gate expansion projects that will significantly increase capacity at GPA’s Garden City Terminal – the single largest container terminal in all of North America.
Monday, November 13, 2017/Number of views (8415)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Ro/Ro CargoContainer CargoEconomic ImpactLogisticsPort of SavannahPort of BrunswickPress Release
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Port of Savannah achieves 32 percent growth in October

Port of Savannah achieves 32 percent growth in October

Savannah Harbor deepening to provide more than $14B in savings

Container trade at the Port of Savannah grew by 32 percent in October, with Garden City Terminal moving 410,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of nearly 100,000 TEUs. It was the first time in the port’s history that it topped 400,000 TEUs in a single month. For the fiscal year to date (July 1-Oct. 31), the Port of Savannah has moved 1.42 million TEUs, up by 155,050 or 12.3 percent.

Monday, November 6, 2017/Number of views (7980)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Container CargoEconomic ImpactPort of SavannahPress Release
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