Georgia Ports container volumes up 17 percent from June

The Georgia Ports Authority handled 447,590 twenty-foot equivalent container units in July, up 17 percent from 381,825 TEUs moved in June.

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GPA Holds First Virtual State of the Port

In its first-ever virtual State of the Port Address, co-hosts Griff Lynch and Will McKnight took the Georgia Ports Authority’s online audience for an on-terminal view of infrastructure advancements the Authority is making to accommodate record container growth.

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Savannah Maintaining Record Pace for September

After the Georgia Ports Authority handled all-time record volumes in the month of August, Griff Lynch, executive director for the GPA, reported to the Board of Directors today that the Port of Savannah is on track to achieve a monthly record for September.

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Charting The Course - Georgia Ports Goes Virtual for State of the Port, Register Online

Charting the Course — this year, on October 22, 2020, the Georgia Ports Authority will go virtual for its State of the Port Address. You can register for free to attend!

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Savannah Serves Largest Vessel Ever, the 15,000+ TEU Brazil

On the heels of reporting all-time record container volumes, the Port of Savannah welcomes Friday the CMA CGM Brazil, the largest ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast with a capacity of 15,072 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs).

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Mobile Harbor Cranes Expand Container Capabilities

Two new mobile harbor cranes have been delivered to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal as the Georgia Ports Authority expands its container-handling and berth capacity.

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Savannah Now the Top U.S. Port for Ag Exports

Georgia-grown poultry and farm commodities are among the Port of Savannah’s major agricultural exports. (Courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority)

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GPA Commissions First Nine Mason Mega Rail tracks

Georgia Ports Authority's Mason Mega Rail project, in the works for more than four years and designed to expand service to the Southeast and Midwestern U.S., has passed a major milestone.

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