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At 1,200 acres, the Port of Savannah\u2019s Garden City Terminal is the largest single-operator terminal in the U.S. With 151 rubber-tired gantry cranes and 30 ship-to-shore cranes, the GPA completes nearly 20,000 container moves per day to vessel, truck and rail. (Georgia Ports Authority \/ Stephen B. Morton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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AUTO VOLUMES NEAR 650,000 UNITS<\/h2>\n

Tuesday, July 30, 2019<\/p>\n

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SAVANNAH, Ga.,\u00a0<\/b>July 30, 2019\u00a0\u2013<\/b>\u00a0The Port of Savannah moved a record 4.5 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in the fiscal year that ended June 30, an increase of more than 305,000 TEUs, or 7.3 percent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ports are firing on all cylinders,\u201d said Governor Brian Kemp. \u201cThis success is a testament to the men and women who work throughout our entire supply chain and make a difference for Georgia and the nation every day. Because of their commitment, our factories, farms and logistics providers are creating opportunity and prosperity in every corner of our state.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the first time ever, GPA handled more than half a million container lifts to rail, growing that number by more than 72,000, or 16.6 percent. The 506,707 intermodal boxes constituted more than 20 percent of total containers, another record.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Authority\u2019s investment in the Mason Mega Rail project is coming just in time for our capacity to stay ahead of demand, ensuring the free flow of intermodal cargo,\u201d said Will McKnight, GPA\u2019s Board Chairman. \u201cThe first phase of the project will be complete this year, cutting rail transit time to Midwestern markets by 24 hours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Mason Mega Rail project, which will double Savannah\u2019s rail capacity and create the largest on-terminal intermodal facility in North America, is 40 percent complete. By 2021, the new facility will be able to handle 1 million containers per year.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team on the terminal \u2013 GPA employees, the International Longshoremen\u2019s Association, and our two Class 1 rail providers, CSX and Norfolk Southern \u2013 are moving more freight faster and more efficiently than ever before in our history,\u201d said Griff Lynch, GPA\u2019s Executive Director. \u201cRail cargo is expanding at twice the rate of our overall container trade, reducing congestion on our highways and increasing Georgia\u2019s reach to a mid-American arc of cities, including Chicago, St. Louis and Columbus, Ohio.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the Port of Brunswick, 613,680 autos and machinery units crossed the docks at Colonel\u2019s Island Terminal, GPA\u2019s main port for the import-export of cars, trucks and tractors. Roll-on\/Roll-off cargo grew by 4 percent at Colonel\u2019s Island in FY2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBrunswick\u2019s proximity to dealerships across the region, the ease of doing business in Georgia and the room to grow at Colonel\u2019s Island are a winning combination,\u201d Lynch said. \u201cNo other Ro\/Ro port in the nation can match Brunswick\u2019s 400 acres of expansion space.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ocean Terminal in Savannah added another 35,884 vehicles for a total of nearly 650,000 units moved through Georgia\u2019s ports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At East River Terminal in Brunswick, terminal operator Logistec moved 1.2 million tons of bulk cargo in FY2019, an increase of 203,000 tons, or 20 percent. The improvement was largely associated with an increase in wood pellets, peanut pellets and perlite.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During its July 29 meeting, the GPA board approved increases to accommodate record growth.<\/p>\n