The Georgia Ports Authority handled 450,700 twenty-foot equivalent container units in September, an increase of 12 percent or approximately 48,000 TEUs, compared to the same month last year.

September import loads totaled 234,630 TEUs in Savannah, up 17 percent or approximately 34,735 TEUs. Export loads were down 8.8 percent or 9,800 TEUs to 101,730 compared to the same month last year.

The September performance brings the Port of Savannah's total fiscal year container volumes to more than 1.4 million TEUs, up 13 percent for the first quarter of FY2025, which began July 1. GPA's only September with higher volumes came in 2021, when more than 472,000 TEUs crossed the docks at the Port of Savannah.

The inland terminal at Appalachian Regional Port handled 3,000 containers in September, an increase of 11 percent or 300 boxes. It was a record quarter for the ARP, moving more than 10,000 containers July through September.

At the Port of Brunswick, Colonel's Island Terminal handled 78,430 units of vehicles and high/heavy equipment in September, an increase of 10 percent or nearly 7,000 units compared to September 2023.

Source: Georgia Ports Authority

Georgia Ports total TEUs were up 12 percent in September