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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
Gateway Terminals handles first box in Savannah
Joint venture stevedoring company streamlines serviceOn Monday at the Port of Savannah, representatives from Gateway Terminals, the International Longshoremen’s Association and the Georgia Ports Authority joined to mark the first container moved …
Jan 4, 2022 / Curious
Taylored Services Opens New Facility in Port of Savannah, Georgia
Τaylored Services, an award-winning, multi-channel fulfillment company announces the addition of its newest facility located within ten miles from the Port of Savannah. Taylored Savannah, the company's 'phase one' expansion, will be in excess of …
Oct 21, 2021 / Curious
10 consecutive months of positive year-over-year growth in Savannah
GPA accelerates expansion and hiring effortsThe Port of Savannah handled 478,620 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, an increase of 41.9 percent compared to last year. It was the second busiest month in the port’s history, and the 10th …
Jun 18, 2021 / Vessels
Georgia Ports Authority orders 28 Konecranes container cranes as larger ship traffic grows
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered 20 eco-efficient Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and 8 Konecranes Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes for the Port of Savannah in the US. Six of the STS cranes will be the largest ever made by …
Apr 14, 2021 / Curious
Georgia Ports Authority makes major infrastructure investment
Last Monday, March 29, the Georgia Ports Authority Board approved capital improvement projects that will increase the Port of Savannah’s container capacity by 20 percent.“Right now, we are moving container volumes that we did not expect to see for …
Apr 5, 2021 / Finance
Port of Savannah moves more than 4.6M TEUs in 2020
The Georgia Ports Authority moved more than 4.68 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in 2020, up 1.8 percent over its 2019 total of 4.59 million. Total cargo crossing all docks in 2020 reached 38.4 million tons.“Coming through this year …
Jan 28, 2021 / Curious
Georgia Port Authority sets tonnage record for FY2020
The Port of Savannah handled 4.44 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Fiscal Year 2020, down less than 1 percent compared to the previous year. Despite COVID-19 disruptions, total tons crossing all GPA docks reached a record 37.77 …
Jul 31, 2020 / Curious
Two new mobile cranes delivered to the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal
Two new mobile harbor cranes have been delivered to the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal as the Georgia Ports Authority expands its container-handling and berth capacity. The cranes will offload containers from vessels carrying up to 4,800 …
Jul 3, 2020 / Curious
Georgia Ports Authority Marks Best October Ever
The Georgia Ports Authority moved 428,400 twenty-foot equivalent container units in October, an increase of 14,600 TEUs or 3.5 percent. The strong month gave the Port of Savannah a fiscal year-to-date total of 1.6 million TEUs, up 90,600, or 6 …
Nov 15, 2019 / Curious