January 29, 2026
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) achieved its second busiest year ever in 2025, handling nearly 5.7 million twenty-foot equivalent container units of cargo, an increase of 2.6 percent or 146,000 TEUs compared to 2024.
Last year's performance was second only to 2022, when approximately 5.9 million TEUs crossed the Port of Savannah's docks, GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch reported to the Authority's board on January 27th.
In 2025, the Port of Savannah handled a record 545,214 containers by rail, the fifth straight year over half a million.
The Port of Savannah also handled 14,000-16,000 truck moves daily, Monday through Friday. In 2025, dual moves � in which a driver delivers an export and picks up an import � took an average of only 50 minutes on terminal. Single moves averaged 32 minutes.
The Port of Savannah ended the year with December container volumes of 439,630 TEUs, a decrease of 0.6 percent or 2,510 TEUs compared to the same month last year.
For calendar year 2025, Brunswick handled 832,194 units of autos and heavy equipment, down approximately 68,200 units or 7.5 percent compared to the previous year. Heavy equipment alone accounted for 51,677 units of the total volume in 2025.
Source: Georgia Ports Authority