SAVANNAH, Ga, November 4, 2026 – Georgia Ports was awarded Supply Chain Impact Partner of the Year at the Lowe’s Supply Chain Summit in Charlotte, NC on October 13th, 2026.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE 100 home improvement company based in Mooresville, NC with fiscal year 2025 sales of more than $86 billion.
This award is given in recognition of several areas that differentiated Georgia Ports service: No supply chain disruptions and dependable execution supporting Lowe’s cargo. Supply chain innovation, including customized solutions designed around Lowe’s specific needs. Reliable inland port service, providing consistency and resiliency throughout their network.
Georgia Ports’ President Kevin Price said, “We look forward to working closely with Lowe’s to ensure we constantly improve their supply chain efficiency at the port and on inland moves.”
Flavio Batista, Georgia Ports’ Chief Commercial Officer added, “We appreciate this award and its reflection on our GPA Team efforts serving one of the nation’s largest home improvement retailers. Our focus has been on Lowe’s day-to-day business, looking for ways to innovate their supply chain and ensure resiliency in their operations.”
Georgia Ports salutes Lowe’s leadership for bringing their supply chain vendors together to recognize strong performers and strengthen partnerships that make business flow better.
The Lowe’s award recognition was also announced at GPA’s State of the Port of Savannah event on October 14th to an audience of 1700 people.
ABOUT GEORGIA PORTS
Georgia’s Ports in Savannah and Brunswick are strategic gateways, creating the most competitive supply chains in the nation with their level of operations, connectivity and supply chain ecosystem. These attributes combined with Georgia’s ranking as the top state to do business for 13 consecutive years create a strong business model for growth. The Port of Savannah is one of the best-connected ports in the U.S. to world markets with 40 ship calls a week, 42 double-stack trains per week and 15,000 truck gate moves daily. The Port of Brunswick is the number 1 ranked U.S. RoRo port by annual volumes for autos and has an increasing amount of machinery cargoes with its expanded high and heavy cargo operating space. GPA has a self-financed investment plan of nearly $5 billion for the next ten years which will see five big ship container berths added in Savannah (the most of any U.S. container port) and a fourth RoRo berth in Brunswick to meet future growth. Over the past 10 years, the GPA board has approved $4.13 billion in infrastructure improvements. As part of GPA’s community engagement efforts, $6 million is being donated to port communities to support a multi-year, local workforce housing initiative, helping over 230 families repair, buy or build a home in the Savannah area since its start in September 2023. For further information, visit gaports.com or contact Tom Boyd, Chief Communications Officer, at [email protected], 912-964-3884.
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Lowe’s Supply Chain Summit was held in Charlotte, North Carolina with Georgia Ports being named Supply Chain Impact Partner of the Year. Pictured left to right: Garrett Breisinger, Lowe’s Senior Director International Transportation and Logistics; Sanjay Mishra, Lowe’s Senior Vice President of Transportation and Omni Fulfillment; Elie Moir, Georgia Ports Regional Sales Manager; Joe Vaccaro, Georgia Ports Vice President Sales; Flavio Batista, Georgia Ports Chief Commercial Officer; Margi Vagell, Lowe’s Executive Vice President, Supply Chain; and Cheryl Welch, Lowe’s Vice President, Supply Chain.