The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) had its busiest April ever for container trade, moving 515,500 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month.

The Port of Savannah achieved an increase of 74,500 TEUs or 17 percent compared to the same month last year. Mason Mega Rail handled intermodal volumes in April with over 50,000 rail lifts, an increase of about 3,700 lifts or 8 percent year-on-year compared to April 2024 which indicates cargo is being diverted back to the U.S. East Coast and Gulf. The Appalachian Regional Port handled a record 4,241 lifts in April, up 1,400 or 49 percent.

April was the third monthly container record in a row for Savannah. Garden City Terminal handled nearly 480,000 TEUs in February and 534,000 TEUs in March. For the fiscal year to date (July 1, 2024-April 30, 2025), the Port of Savannah has moved 4.8 million TEUs, an increase of 11 percent or 483,000 TEUs compared to the same period in FY2024.

The Port of Brunswick handled nearly 63,000 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo in April, a decline of 22 percent or 17,656 units from the same month a year ago. Many auto and heavy equipment manufacturers rushed orders to Brunswick in March, when GPA handled 91,360 RoRo units, up more than 18 percent or 14,000 units compared to March 2024.

For fiscal year 2025 to date, Colonels Island Terminal in Brunswick has handled approximately 724,000 units of autos and heavy equipment, an increase of 2 percent or 14,400 RoRo units compared to the same period in FY2024.

The Port of Brunswick was the nation's busiest Roll-on/Roll-off terminal for autos and heavy equipment in 2024, handling more than 900,000 RoRo units. At 1,700 acres, Colonels Island Terminal provides more room to grow than any other U.S. RoRo port. Georgia Ports recently completed $262 million in capacity expansions in Brunswick.

Source: Georgia Ports Authority

 

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