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Local Economic Impact - State of Georgia

Economic impact on employment what's this?
Port activity in Georgia supports jobs directly and indirectly related to marine terminals, such as port employees, stevedores, longshoremen, trucking, rail, warehousing, agriculture, manufacturing, and services such as finance and real estate.
Jobs:
IMPORT TOTAL
what's this?
The 20-foot container is the smallest container typically handled at global ports. The Twenty-foot Equivalent Container Unit is the maritime shipping industry's unit of measure for capacity and volumes handled. One 40-foot container is two TEUs.
TEUs:
what's this?
The Georgia Ports Authority uses the short ton, a mass measurement unit equal to 2,000 pounds, to track its cargo.
Tons:
EXPORT TOTAL
what's this?
The 20-foot container is the smallest container typically handled at global ports. The Twenty-foot Equivalent Container Unit is the maritime shipping industry's unit of measure for capacity and volumes handled. One 40-foot container is two TEUs.
TEUs:
what's this?
The Georgia Ports Authority uses the short ton, a mass measurement unit equal to 2,000 pounds, to track its cargo.
Tons:
IMPORT + EXPORT TOTAL
what's this?
The 20-foot container is the smallest container typically handled at global ports. The Twenty-foot Equivalent Container Unit is the maritime shipping industry's unit of measure for capacity and volumes handled. One 40-foot container is two TEUs.
TEUs:
what's this?
The Georgia Ports Authority uses the short ton, a mass measurement unit equal to 2,000 pounds, to track its cargo.
Tons:
Import TONS
Export TONS
TOP 10 COUNTIES
COUNTY
what's this?
The Georgia Ports Authority uses the short ton, a mass measurement unit equal to 2,000 pounds, to track its cargo.
TOTAL TONS
what's this?
The 20-foot container is the smallest container typically handled at global ports. The Twenty-foot Equivalent Container Unit is the maritime shipping industry's unit of measure for capacity and volumes handled. One 40-foot container is two TEUs.
TOTAL TEUS
GEORGIA STATE REGIONS
REGION
what's this?
The Georgia Ports Authority uses the short ton, a mass measurement unit equal to 2,000 pounds, to track its cargo.
TOTAL TONS
what's this?
The 20-foot container is the smallest container typically handled at global ports. The Twenty-foot Equivalent Container Unit is the maritime shipping industry's unit of measure for capacity and volumes handled. One 40-foot container is two TEUs.
TOTAL TEUS
TOP IMPORTS
TOP EXPORTS

* Trade volume data - Trade volumes are sourced from PIERS and the U.S. Commerce Department (FY2023), and the counties are based on the location of the company on the bill of lading and are not necessarily the origin/destination of the cargo. Ports of Savannah and Brunswick include private terminals. Tons reflects all trade, both container and non-container, while TEUs reflects only container trade.

** Economic Impact data source: Terry College of Business, University of Georgia (FY2023)