Sustainability
Georgia Ports Authority is committed to conducting port operations in an efficient and environmentally respectful manner. We continually improve our operations and facilities with these goals in mind. See what GPA is doing to reduce emissions and to help our community.
Sustainability Timeline
Single asset provider will improve benefits
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The start of a single asset provider for chassis will deliver improved efficiency, better equipment, and reduced maintenance costs.
Georgia Steamship and Garden City Terminal West will use electric RTGs
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Georgia Steamship property and Garden City Terminal West will use electric RTGs.
SIU will reduce turn around time by tracking real-time moves
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Start of Stevedore Information Upgrade (SIU), which will optimize operations. Real-time moves tracked for vessel operations. This will reduce turnaround time.
GPA stevedore partners combine to form Gateway Terminals
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Georgia Ports Authority stevedore partners combine to form Gateway Terminals.
Dedication of Live Oak Park
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Dedication of Live Oak Park as a green space for employees on the Garden City terminal.
Funding agreement with Tybee Island Marine Science Center
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Start of a 5-year funding agreement with the Tybee Island Marine Science Center.
Appalachian Regional Port uses electric rubber-tired gantry cranes
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Appalachian Regional Port opens, using electric rubber-tired gantry cranes.
GPA, IIT, GCIL sign MOU to support logistics industry
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The GPA, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics sign a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at supporting the state’s logistics industry in economic development, research, and education.
Georgia Ports launches YES program
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Georgia Ports Begins YES (Youth learning Equipment and Safety) workforce development program for high school graduates looking to start a career.
Mason Mega Rail uses electric rail-mounted gantries to reduce commuter idling
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Mason Mega Rail groundbreaking. Uses electric rail-mounted gantries. On-terminal switching drastically reduces commuter idling at rail track crossings.
GPA won Atlanta E3 Award for Appalachian Regional Port
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GPA received Atlanta E3 Award for Appalachian Regional Port. The award is presented by Metro Atlanta Chamber to companies or projects that reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, increase fleet efficiency, and provide other benefits.
Synthetic lubricants reduce gallons and extend oil change intervals
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Converted all machines to synthetic lubricant to reduce gallons used and extend the time between oil changes.
Jimmy Deloach connector connects Garden City Terminal to Interstate 95
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Jimmy Deloach connector opens, providing a direct link between Garden City Terminal and Interstate 95.
GPA Text Alert system begins
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GPA Text Alert system begins. Stakeholders receive weather, emergency and operational alerts.
GPA conducted an electric jockey truck test
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Electric jockey truck test conducted by GPA.
GPA implemented General Cargo System software to provide real-time freight tracking
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GPA instituted General Cargo System software, a new tracking system to process breakbulk cargo more quickly and provide real-time freight tracking for GPA and our customers.
The Port of Savannah began handling fruit from South America
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The Port of Savannah began handling fruit from South America that had undergone cold treatment. Cold treatment is an environmentally-friendly alternative to fumigation-based pest control methods that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
GPA was awarded as Community Leadership winner
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The Southeast Diesel Collaborative, a public-private partnership formed by the U.S. EPA Region 4 office, named GPA a Community Leadership Award winner.
GPA retrofitted 11 switch locomotives to reduce idling
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Through a GPA sub-grant to Rail Link, GPA’s rail partner, 11 switch locomotives that started service between 1957 and 1978 were retrofitted with automatic engine stop-start controls to reduce idling.
GPA has aided private truck operators
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Since 2014, GPA has aided private truck operators in purchasing nearly 200 cleaner operating over-the-road trucks through grants from the EPA’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act program.
GPA was awarded for diesel reduction
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American Association of Port Authorities awards GPA the Environmental Enhancement Award for its voluntary diesel reduction through investment in equipment.
GPA becomes Savannah Tree Foundation sponsor
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GPA becomes Savannah Tree Foundation sponsor.
GPA committed to protecting historic oaks
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On National Arbor Day in 2013, GPA committed to protecting historic oaks at Garden City Terminal.
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce
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Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2013 Environmental Excellence Award Winners.
GPA wins the Outstanding Business Award
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GPA wins the Outstanding Business Award from the Georgia Urban Forest Council.
GPA completed the installation of the electrical and structural infrastructure
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RTG Electrification Trial, GPA completed the installation of the electrical and structural infrastructure for the electrification of four (4) Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes at the Garden City Terminal.
GPA awarded Southeast Diesel Collaborative 2012 Community Leadership Award
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GPA awarded Southeast Diesel Collaborative 2012 Community Leadership Award for proactive actions to reduce diesel emissions.
GPA installed an energy-saving lighting control system
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Installed an energy-saving lighting control system for the container yard. High mast lights are now timed to seasonal changes in sunrise and sunset.
GPA started single stream recycling
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GPA Started single-stream recycling.
GPA upgraded 17 diesel
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GPA upgraded 17 diesel RTGs to higher tier engines with variable alternators that reduced air emissions.
The GPA completed the award-winning Cross Terminal Roadway
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The GPA completed the award-winning Cross Terminal Roadway, allowing drivers to reach their on-terminal destinations quickly, with roundabouts instead of four-way stops to reduce truck idling.
GPA completes a study to assess the viability of utilizing AVC
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GPA completes a study to assess the viability of utilizing alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), such as a natural gas, electric, or hybrid, compared to the existing diesel powered jockey trucks.
GPA awarded by GEFA
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Georgia Environmental Finance Authority grant awarded to GPA to reduce electricity usage in buildings.
Chatham ICTF opens at the Garden City Terminal
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Chatham ICTF (lntermodal Container Transfer Facility) opens at the Garden City Terminal.
GPA completed the construction
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GPA completed the construction of 34 electrified refrigerated storage racks on Garden City Terminal.
Converted fleet of container handling equipment
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Converted fleet of container handling equipment and trucks to ultra-low sulfur diesel two years before the federal mandate.
GPA was granted a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant
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GPA was granted a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant to retrofit its entire fleet of cargo handling equipment (133 units) at the Savannah port with diesel oxidation catalysts and closed crankcase ventilation.
Carella Research Project Sponsorship
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Sponsoring the Carella Research Project since 2005, which has protected and monitored 5,142 nests, leading to the successful release of 355,655 hatchlings.
GPA reduced air pollutants
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GPA started converting ship to shore cranes to electricity, reducing air pollutants.
GPA set aside 500 acres
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GPA set aside 500 acres of the Savannah River International Trade Park as a preservation site. In 2013 GPA added 171 acres to this preservation site.
Implemented Navis and a two-stage truck gate
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Implemented Navis and a two-stage truck gate. This drastically reduced the amount of time a truck idled while entering and exiting the facility.
GPA began donating to the Telfair Museum of Art
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GPA began donating to the Telfair Museum of Art - Bridging 200 years of art, history and architecture in Savannah.
GPA began donating to the March of Dimes
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Since 1999, GPA began donating to the March of Dimes - Healthy Moms, Strong Babies.
GPA began donating to the United Way
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GPA began donating to the United Way, which focuses on education, income and health - the building blocks for a good quality life and a strong community.
