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Top officials thank Coast Guard, resilient Brunswick maritime community

Top officials thank Coast Guard, resilient Brunswick maritime community

GPA opens 40 dockside acres to auto processing

At the Brunswick State of the Port address Wednesday, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch thanked the U.S. Coast Guard, Brunswick Bar Pilots and port workers for their efforts in the crew rescue, ongoing vessel salvage and reopening of the Port of Brunswick after the car carrying ship Golden Ray capsized Sept. 8.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019/Number of views (2642)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Breakbulk CargoRo/Ro CargoEconomic ImpactPort of BrunswickPress Release
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Ports draw $5B investment, 12K jobs to Georgia

Ports draw $5B investment, 12K jobs to Georgia

GPA to double container capacity

Port-related announcements of expansions and new business accounted for nearly $5 billion in investment and 12,000 jobs across the state of Georgia in Fiscal Year 2019, a year in which the Port of Savannah moved a record 4.5 million twenty-foot equivalent container units.
Thursday, September 12, 2019/Number of views (10864)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Breakbulk CargoRo/Ro CargoContainer CargoPort of SavannahPort of BrunswickPress Release
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Savannah moves record 4.5M TEUs

Savannah moves record 4.5M TEUs

Auto volumes near 650,000 units

The Port of Savannah moved a record 4.5 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in the fiscal year that ended June 30, an increase of more than 305,000 TEUs, or 7.3 percent. For the first time ever, GPA handled more than half a million container lifts to rail, growing that number by more than 72,000, or 16.6 percent. The 506,707 intermodal boxes constituted more than 20 percent of total containers, another record.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019/Number of views (3508)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Breakbulk CargoRo/Ro CargoContainer CargoEconomic ImpactLogisticsPort of SavannahPort of BrunswickPress Release
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GPA marks decade of partnership with Kia

GPA marks decade of partnership with Kia

Automaker has moved 350,000 TEUs via Savannah

During a board meeting held at the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Ports Authority recognized a decade of partnership between Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia and GPA.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019/Number of views (4224)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Ro/Ro CargoContainer CargoEconomic ImpactPort of SavannahPort of BrunswickPress Release
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Kia to tap Savannah for Telluride components, Brunswick for export

Kia to tap Savannah for Telluride components, Brunswick for export

Vertical integration aids supply chain efficiency

At the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference, Stuart Countess, chief administrative officer and vice president of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, announced that the Telluride, its new 8-person SUV, will begin crossing the Port of Brunswick’s docks for global markets this month.

Monday, February 4, 2019/Number of views (5187)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
Categories: Ro/Ro CargoContainer CargoPort of SavannahPort of BrunswickPress Release
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