Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) recorded nearly $5 billion in new business investment during fiscal year 2019 and supported 12,000 jobs across Georgia.
The Port of Savannah moved a record 4.5 million 20-foot equivalent container units during the fiscal year that ended in June. This was a 7.3 percent increase from the previous year.
The port also saw an increase in total tonnage, reaching 37.5 million, and handled 507,000 intermodal boxes, a 17 percent increase.
“What has set Savannah above the competition is our ability to scale up in advance of market needs, so that we are ready when our customers are ready to grow,” GPA Board Chairman Will McKnight said. “Our terminal infrastructure plan adheres to our investment philosophy of always keeping infrastructure ahead of current demand. This will ensure the GPA is prepared to handle the next wave of cargo expansion.”
GPA plans to expand the port to increase annual capacity to 11 million 20-foot equivalent container units. It will do this by expanding Garden City Terminal and establish a new container port on Hutchinson Island, across.
The 200-acre site sits is across from Ocean Terminal in the Savannah River channel.
GPA also plans to expand the port’s rail infrastructure and introduce dual rail service to Chicago.