To celebrate the
@UGAAthletics
back-to-back national championships the University of Georgia flag is waving proudly on the BigLift Baffin as it brings 4 new cranes to the Port of Savannah.
Watch the live event here:
#GrowingBig
#GlobalGateway
#GAPorts
JUST ANNOUNCED: 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. Details:
#gaports
On Friday,
@GovKemp
and
@Hyundai
officials announced a state-of-the-art electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility will be located at the Bryan County Megasite. The $5.9 billion facility is located less than 30 miles from Garden City Terminal.
The Port of
#Savannah
's Garden City Terminal is the largest single operator container terminal in North America. GPAβs Big Berth/Big Ship program will allow the terminal to simultaneously handle six 14,000 TEU vessels by 2024.
#GeorgiaPorts
At
#GFTC2020
Tuesday, Griff Lynch, executive director of
@gaports
, announced the acquisition of 145 contiguous acres to the Port of Savannah, or more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in annual capacity. Details: .
#georgiaports
#gaports
.
@GovKemp
held a news conference at the Georgia Ports Authority, encouraging Coastal Georgia residents to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Dorian. GPA terminals will be closed Tuesday. Stay tuned to for updates.
#HurricaneDorian
#Georgia
#dorian
The Evergreen Triton passes
#Tybee
Island this morning. At 14,350 twenty-foot equivalent container units, the Triton is the first 14,000-plus TEU Evergreen vessel to call the Port of
#Savannah
. The vessel should pass by
@RiverStreetSav
around 10:30 a.m. Photo credit: Dan Rohde
.
@GaPorts
currently has an operating fleet of 30 ship-to-shore
#cranes
, more than any other single terminal in the nation. By 2028, GPA will expand its STS crane fleet from 30 to 42 cranes. Video: Port Police Lt. Jeremy Polston
On the heels of reporting all-time record container volumes, the Port of Savannah welcomes Friday the
@cmacgm
Brazil, the largest ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast with a capacity of 15,072 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs). Read more: .
Georgia Ports Authority celebrates its Diamond Anniversary this year. Take a look back at some milestones in our 75-year history.
#GeorgiaPorts
#GFTC2020
Last week, GPA surpassed two records with 73,164 marine lifts and 81,386 gate moves! Thank you to GPA employees, members of the International Longshoremen's Association, Gateway Terminals employees, stevedores, the trucking community and our other maritime and logistics partners!
Every day at the Port of
#Savannah
's Garden City Terminal, GPA handles 20,000 container moves a day over vessels, truck and rail. Photo credit: Port Police Lt. Jeremy Polston
A big day at Georgia Ports Authority as the first equipment for
@Hyundai
's new Metaplant in Bryan County arrived at our Garden City Terminal.
@GaPorts
Chairman Kent Fountain was joined by Oscar Kwon, president of Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America to celebrate the occasion.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Fiscal Year 2022 was another record-breaker for the Georgia Ports Authority, with container volumes growing 8 percent for a total of 5.76 million twenty-foot equivalent container units. Details: .
#georgiaports
#gaports
#trade
#supplychain
Georgia's ports remain open for business! The GPA would like to thank our employees, the State of
#Georgia
and many partners for pulling together to keep our ports moving ahead full steam. Together we will sustain trade for our communities, our state and our nation.
#GeorgiaPorts
The Georgia Ports Authority achieved a 12 percent increase in containerized
#trade
at the Port of
#Savannah
in September, along with a 37.6 percent increase in roll-on/roll-off trade at the Port of Brunswick. Details: .
#GeorgiaPorts
#Port
#logistics
During the 2019
#Savannah
State of the Port,
@GovKemp
said, βOur ports are key drivers of our economy. They drive our economy because they touch every single part of our state, including rural Georgia.β
#SAVSOP
#GeorgiaPorts
#gaports
.
@gdecd
captured 30,000 jobs and $7.5 billion in new projects and business expansions in FY2019. Of those projects, 12,500 jobs and $5 billion in investment were port-related.
#SAVSOP
#georgiaports
#gaports
To keep up with capacity, over the next five years,
@GaPorts
plans to add another 21 Neo-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes, replacing four of its older models, to bring its fleet to 37.
#gftc2019
#GeorgiaPorts
The cranes have arrived! Thank you to our GPA Team and area partners who helped make this operation a success. These new cranes will allow the port to serve larger vessels and move more goods as we grow big for the future.
#GrowingBig
#GlobalGateway
#GAPorts
2023 was a record year for processing autos and heavy machinery at the Port of Brunswick. With current growth, the port is poised to become the nationβs busiest gateway for Roll-on/Roll-off cargo.
#PortOfBrunswick
#RollOnRollOff
#TradeGateway
@GaPorts
Thank you to our employees, the State of Georgia and many partners, including the ILA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard, stevedores, the trucking community and river pilots for pulling together during this time to keep cargo moving.
#GeorgiaPorts
#gaports
Three rubber-tired gantry cranes load containers Tuesday
@GaPorts
Garden City Terminal onto the first train bound for the new
#Appalachian
Regional Port in Chatsworth, Ga. A grand opening event for the ARP is scheduled for Aug. 22.
JUST ANNOUNCED: The Port of Savannah handled 4.44 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in FY2020, down less than 1 percent compared to the previous year. Total tons crossing all GPA docks reached a record 37.77 million, up 0.6 percent. Details: .
Georgia Ports Authority proudly celebrates Georgia Day. On Feb. 12, 1733 James Oglethorpe and a group of European settlers landed in what is now Savannah.
GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch discusses our role in the state's economic future.
#GeorgiaDay
#ICYMI
: On April 24,
@GovKemp
announced that
@PlasticExpress
, a leader in the plastic resins industry, will expand operations with two new manufacturing facilities creating 166 new jobs and investing more than $172 million in Pooler.
Today, crews at Garden City Terminal worked the
@HapagLloydAG
Ulsan Express using eight ship-to-shore cranes. The vessel measures 1,200 feet long with a capacity of 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units. Great job, everyone!
#georgiaports
#gaports
.
@portstrategy
: Savannah embarked on a clear strategy more than 20 years ago which has effectively transformed it from an export-dominated port to one that has a good balance of import and export. Read more:
#DidyouKnow
that the Port of
#Savannah
's Garden City Terminal is the largest single operator container terminal in North America. GPAβs Big Berth/Big Ship program will allow the terminal to simultaneously handle six 14,000 TEU vessels by 2024.
#GeorgiaPorts
They've arrived! Four new ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the Port of Savannah as the Georgia Ports Authority continues its $1.9 billion infrastructure upgrades.
#GrowingBig
#GlobalGateway
@GaPorts
Thanks to Port Police Lt. Jeremy Polston for this great
#hyperlapse
of the Port of Savannah! At 1,200 acres, Garden City Terminal is the single largest container terminal in North America.
#GeorgiaPorts
For
#WomensHistoryMonth
, GPA honors trailblazing women. In 1994 Carol Claxton became the first female ship-to-shore crane operator at
@GaPorts
and in the country. Now retired, Carol set the bar for other women who now serve in similar jobs at our port.
#GaPorts
Thank you to Port Police Lt. Jeremy Polston for sharing this drone footage of the Evergreen Triton's first call to Garden City Terminal earlier last week. The Triton is the first 14,000-plus TEU Evergreen vessel to call the Port of
#Savannah
.
Thanks to GPA Police Lt. Jeremy Polston for this bird's-eye footage of last week's ship-to-shore crane arrival. The three additional cranes bring the fleet at Garden City Terminal to 36.
#GeorgiaPorts
@Konecranes
@KonecranesUSA
In its first-ever virtual State of the Port Address, co-hosts Griff Lynch and Will McKnight took
@gaports
online audience for an on-terminal view of infrastructure advancements the Authority is making to accommodate record container growth: .
As the nation works to provide necessary equipment and supplies in the fight against COVID-19, the Georgia Ports Authority is helping importers to get these critical goods into the hands of frontline health workers. Read more: .