November 18, 2024
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled 494,261 twenty-foot equivalent container units in October, an increase of more than 45,000 TEUs, up 10 percent.
It was the third busiest October on record for GPA after 2021 and 2022, when more than half a million TEUs crossed the docks at the Port of Savannah.
"Despite the cargo increases this year, many customers continue to divert to the U.S. West Coast while the contract negotiations are ongoing," said Georgia Ports President and CEO Griff Lynch.
GPA terminal velocity is exceptional with containers connecting from vessel to rail in one day. The on terminal Mason Mega Rail facility provides rail service to customers via both Norfolk Southern and CSX.
For the first four months of fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-Oct. 31, 2024), GPA has moved 1.9 million TEUs, up 211,320 or 12.3 percent.
In autos and high/heavy machinery, Colonel's Island handled 68,569 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo in October and 300,647 RoRo units fiscal year-to-date, up 10.6 percent.
Source: GPA