The Georgia Ports Authority has moved more than half a million twenty-foot equivalent container units in three of the last four months. Since July, 160 importers were either new customers at the Port of Savannah or existing customers who grew their Savannah trade by 20 percent or more. (Georgia Ports Authority / Stephen Morton)
Source: GA Ports
OCTOBER AUTO TRADE GROWS 46 PERCENT IN BRUNSWICK
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 14, 2022 – The Georgia Ports Authority handled 552,800 twenty-foot equivalent container units in October, for an increase of 9.6 percent (48,460 TEUs) compared to the same month last year.
“Customers continue to bring new or expanding business to the Port of Savannah, drawn by our global connectivity and the supply chain network that links Savannah to major U.S. markets,” said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. “We can report that ships at anchor are trending downward and expanded berth capacity coming online next year will allow us to serve our growing customer base with even greater efficiency.”
Lynch thanked GPA employees, as well as the port’s partners across the logistics community for their efforts in handling the business. Read More…