SAVANNAH, Ga., May 20, 2019 – The Board of Directors of the Georgia Ports Authority today elected William D. McKnight as chairman. “As an entrepreneur and business leader with more than 30 years in the construction industry, Will McKnight has the experience necessary…
SAVANNAH, Ga., May 8, 2019 – The Port of Savannah welcomed its first Seaboard Marine vessel Wednesday. The new shipping line customer supports Savannah’s cold chain logistics system with one new service to Central America, and a second to Latin…
Workers install infrastructure to support rail mounted gantry cranes April 3, 2019, at Garden City Terminal as part of the Georgia Ports Authority’s Mason Mega Rail project. Upon completion, the expansion will double the Port of Savannah’s rail lift capacity…
BRUNSWICK, Ga., Feb. 26, 2019 – The first of Kia’s new Telluride vehicles were loaded for export onto the Roll-on/Roll-off vessel Sirius today at the Port of Brunswick. The 8-person SUVs are destined for ports around the Arabian Peninsula. “The Telluride is a bold,…
JANUARY GPA’S BUSIEST MONTH EVER; CONTAINER VOLUMES UP 28 PERCENT By 2024, the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal will feature 37 cranes and the ability to serve six 14,000-TEU vessels at a time. Find print quality images here. (Georgia Ports Authority…
VERTICAL INTEGRATION AIDS SUPPLY CHAIN EFFICIENCY SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 4, 2019 – At the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference today, Stuart Countess, chief administrative officer and vice president of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, announced that the Telluride, its new 8-person SUV, will begin crossing…
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANDING TO HANDLE NEW BUSINESS The Port of Savannah moved more than 350,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in December. Nine of the Georgia Ports Authority’s 10 busiest months were in 2018. Find print quality images here. (Georgia Ports Authority / Stephen…
Savannah, Ga. – December 13, 2018 – Employees of the Georgia Ports Authority helped make the holidays a little brighter for dozens of Savannah-area children Thursday.For the past 16 years, GPA employees have delivered wrapped gifts for youths in the care…