Credit: GA Ports
SAVANNAH, Ga., April 3, 2025 – In its busiest March ever, the Port of Savannah’s container trade increased by 22.5 percent or 98,000 TEUs compared to the same month last year. In intermodal cargo, the Port of Savannah set an all-time record of 52,645 containers moved by rail, an increase of 17 percent over the same month last year.
The Georgia Ports Authority handled 534,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, for its second monthly record in a row. In February, GPA moved 479,850 TEUs, also a high. Savannah is the fastest growing container port on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts.
“The rate of growth was due in large part to two factors: Cargo coming back from the U.S. West Coast after the completion of labor contract negotiations, and second, customers front-loading orders to avoid new tariffs,” said GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch. Read More…