MEDIA

"The Port of Savannah handled 500,900 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, an increase of 10,565 TEUs or 2.2% compared to the same month last year..."

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

"President and CEO Griff Lynch presented the timeline of GPA’s development over 80 years which has seen 784% growth in container volume to 5.6 million TEU since 1995 and highlighted how the new lay berth option at Ocean Terminal in the Port of Savannah will be a differentiator. Next month, the new 1650’ lay berth will enable vessels to enter the port and tie up alongside before proceeding to Garden City Terminal during heavy traffic times."

"Savannah’s industrial real estate market, buoyed by the East Coast's second-busiest port and one of the nation's largest new electric vehicle plants, could look unrecognizable in a few years..."

"In its busiest March ever, the Port of Savannah’s container trade increased by 22.5 percent or 98,000 TEUs compared to the same month last year..."

"In its busiest February on record, the Georgia Ports Authority moved 479,850 twenty-foot equivalent container units, a 6 percent increase over the same month last year..."

"The Georgia Ports Authority handled more than 2.8 million TEUs in fiscal year-to-date 2025 (July 1 – Dec. 31), an increase of 11.4 percent or nearly 300,000 TEUs in the Port of Savannah. In December, GPA handled more than 442,000 TEUs, an increase of 4.7 percent or 19,850 TEUs compared to December 2023..."

"Port operators and union leaders announced they reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract, intended to avoid a dockworker strike at 36 East and Gulf Coast ports that could have begun as early as Jan. 16..."

"At the Georgia Ports Authority meeting Monday, President and CEO Griff Lynch outlined plans to improve operational sustainability for neighboring communities in Savannah and Brunswick as the driver of three federal grants totaling more than $120 million..."

"The Georgia Ports Authority handled 494,261 twenty-foot equivalent container units in October, an increase of more than 45,000 TEUs, up 10 percent."

"Although migration is slowing, Florida tops the list for inbound residents."

"Preliminary CoStar data for the spring of 2024 indicates that the volume of new U.S. industrial leases signed in April and May increased by 30% compared to the same time in 2023."

"In its busiest month ever for autos and heavy equipment, the Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 80,600 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo in April, an increase of more than 44 percent, or 24,760 units, compared to the same month last year, according to a report to the GPA Board."

"With more than $4.5B in infrastructure projects planned in port and intermodal infrastructure over the next decade, Georgia Ports is investing in projects to enhance what Georgia Ports President and CEO Griff Lynch described as the four key components to a successful port operation: Berth space, yard capacity, trucking gate fluidity and intermodal connectivity. "

"Carmaker INEOS has chosen the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, to deliver its new Grenadier off-road SUV to markets across the U.S. Southeast."

"Cargo moved by rail at the Port of Savannah reached 47,132 containers in January, an increase of 10,000 boxes, or 27 percent."

"Georgia Ports Authority has announced plans to invest $29 million in an overpass linking Ocean Terminal to Route 17 designed to keep terminal truck traffic from impacting local neighborhoods."

"Savannah Captures Highest Container Market Share Ever"

"Domestic and international factors are lining up for the Port of Savannah to set the pace for growth in the nation’s global container trade."

"The Savannah Port serves as the supply chain gateway to the Southeast and will continue to grow at a faster pace than any of its national competitors for decades to come."