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LPG tanker NP Bangpakong runs aground off Koh Larn coast in Thailand
A gas tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ran aground off the coast of Koh Larn, near Ta Waen Beach, Pattaya City, in the early hours Tuesday, causing alarm. The vessel, named NP Bang Pakong was en route from Bang Pakong District, …
Mar 26, 2025 / Accidents
Georgia Ports Authority, Wallenius Wilhelmsen sign terminal agreement in Brunswick
The Georgia Ports Authority and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the Port of Brunswick. “We’re excited to welcome the additional business to Colonel’s Island …
Apr 25, 2024 / Curious
Georgia Ports Authority achieves record RoRo in FY2023
The Georgia Ports Authority handled record Roll-on/Roll-off volumes in Fiscal Year 2023, at more than 723,500 units, an increase of 18 percent or nearly 109,000 units over the previous year. “The Port of Brunswick achieved strong growth in the …
Jul 28, 2023 / Curious
Georgia Ports Authority handles nearly 6 million TEUs in 2022
The Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 5.9 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Calendar Year 2022, an increase of 5 percent over 2021. “It was a challenging year, but collaborative effort across Georgia’s supply chain ensured …
Jan 20, 2023 / Curious
Georgia Ports Authority orders 12 Konecranes RTGs for the Port of Savannah
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the USA has ordered 12 Konecranes RTGs for the Port of Savannah, Georgia. When these cranes are working, the Port of Savannah will operate a fleet of 234 Konecranes RTGs. Konecranes booked the order in Q3 2022, …
Sep 7, 2022 / Vessels
GPA sets all-time trade record in May
The Georgia Ports Authority moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in October 2021.GPA’s May volumes grew by 8.5 percent, or 40,770 TEUs, compared to the same …
Jun 16, 2022 / Vessels
Georgia Ports Authority orders a fleet of 22 Konecranes container cranes
The Port of Savannah, owned and operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the USA, has ordered 7 Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes and 15 Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes. The order is Konecranes’ second largest order ever and it was …
Apr 26, 2022 / Curious
GPA responds to completion of harbor deepening
In response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announcement that deepening is complete for the Savannah Harbor, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch has issued the following statement:"After more than 20 years in the making, we are …
Mar 11, 2022 / Curious
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handles 479,000 TEUs in January
The Port of Savannah handled a record 479,700 twenty-foot equivalent container units of cargo in January, an increase of 4 percent over the same month a year ago, a month in which cargo volumes had expanded by 22 percent. The Port of Savannah has now …
Feb 10, 2022 / Vessels
Georgia Port Authority Set To Exceed 4.6M TEUs
The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to exceed 4.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units for the first time in a calendar year.That level of trade would be a 14 percent increase over volumes moved through Savannah just three years ago, or …
Dec 5, 2019 / Curious