{"id":753,"date":"2018-10-17T07:34:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T12:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awlcorp.com\/?p=753"},"modified":"2023-05-11T18:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:54:18","slug":"savannah-container-trade-up-12-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awlcorp.com\/?p=753","title":{"rendered":"SAVANNAH CONTAINER TRADE UP 12 PERCENT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BRUNSWICK RO\/RO SEES 37.6 PERCENT INCREASE<\/h2>\n

For the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019, the Port of Savannah has handled 1.1 million twenty-foot equivalent container units. Find print quality images\u00a0<\/b>here<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0 (Georgia Ports Authority \/ Stephen B. Morton)<\/b><\/p>\n

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SAVANNAH, Ga.,\u00a0<\/b>Oct. 17, 2018\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/b>The Georgia Ports Authority achieved a 12 percent increase in containerized trade at the Port of Savannah in September, along with a 37.6 percent increase in roll-on\/roll-off trade at the Port of Brunswick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impressive volumes moving through our deepwater terminals are related to our customers building inventory for the peak buying season,\u201d said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. \u201cWe anticipate year-on-year growth to continue as we\u2019re trending toward a strong fourth quarter of the calendar year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marking 23 consecutive months of growth, the Port of Savannah handled 364,090 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, an increase of nearly 39,000 TEUs over September 2017. GPA ended the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 (July-September) with 1.1 million TEUs handled. The performance was good for 10.8 percent growth (109,164 TEUs) compared to the first quarter of FY2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the Port of Brunswick, automotive and heavy equipment units increased by 13,811 in September for a total of 50,515 units.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom exports to imports, autos and machinery units to containerized goods, our ports are firing on all cylinders,\u201d said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. \u201cOur success is the result of always looking out on the horizon for what\u2019s coming next.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cargo moving by rail at the 1,200-acre Garden City Terminal continues to outpace Savannah\u2019s overall TEU growth, expanding by 35 percent in September and 30 percent for the fiscal year to date, on volumes of 41,183 and 131,819 containers, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To take on more rail business, the GPA has started construction on what will become the largest on-terminal rail facility for a port in North America. The Mason Mega Rail Terminal will start to come online in 2019, with full completion in 2020. Able to accommodate 10,000-foot long unit trains, the rail yard will help increase Savannah\u2019s intermodal market by making direct service over longer distances more cost effective for rail providers Norfolk Southern and CSX.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lynch said the additional business is related in part to on-terminal infrastructure expansions, as well as private investment in warehousing and logistics services in Georgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNew cranes, additional space and expanded truck gates at our terminals, as well as booming private industrial development are not only improving efficiency for existing customers, but drawing new port users to Georgia,\u201d Lynch said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Find print-quality images of port operations\u00a0<\/i>here<\/i><\/a>. Georgia\u2019s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 439,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $25 billion in income, $106 billion in revenue and $2.9 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia\u2019s economy. The Port of Savannah handled 8.5 percent of U.S. containerized cargo volume and 10 percent of all U.S. containerized exports in FY2017.<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

For more information, visit gaports.com, or contact GPA Senior Director of Corporate Communications Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or\u00a0<\/b>rmorris@gaports.com<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

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