Port of Savannah September Volumes Up 8 Percent

The Port of Savannah posted strong growth in September, moving more than 486,000 TEUs—an 8 percent year-over-year increase—and setting a new record for intermodal rail cargo. The Georgia Ports Authority credited efficient operations, record performance at the Appalachian Regional Port, and continued growth through the Mason Mega Rail Terminal. With truck turn times averaging just 32 minutes for single moves and 50 minutes for dual, Savannah continues to deliver industry-leading efficiency as the Southeast’s gateway to global markets.

Port of Savannah Container Volumes Climb 9% in August as Ocean Terminal Project Advances

The Georgia Ports Authority handled more than half a million twenty-foot equivalent container units in August. As a gateway port to the Southeast, the Port of Savannah handles more than 14,000 truck moves daily with 42 trains per week departing to inland markets, featuring a 20-hour average rail dwell on import containers – the fastest in the industry. (Georgia Ports)

Georgia Tech Study Shows East Coast Gateway Best Choice for Atlanta Cargo

Georgia Tech researchers found shippers save money, boost reliability and achieve comparable average transit times when they land Atlanta-bound cargo at the gateway port of Savannah, instead of a West Coast port.

Georgia Ports Economic Impact Jumps 7% in 2024

Port activity in Georgia now supports 650,965 full- and part-time jobs across the Peach State, according to an economic impact study by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.

Georgia Ports Maintains Excellent Credit Rating from S&P Global

A well-known international financial rating service, S&P Global (Standard & Poor’s), has released their bi-annual rating on August 8, 2025, giving Georgia Ports Authority an excellent rating (high grade) of AA/Stable on GPA’s revenue bonds and effectively the equivalent rating that Moody’s issued last September 2024 at Aa2.

One in Eight Jobs Across State Related to Savannah, Brunswick Ports

Port activity in Georgia now supports more than 600,000 full- and part-time jobs across the Peach State, according to an economic impact study by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. The statewide number is up 48,000 jobs or 8.6 percent compared to Fiscal Year 2021; the period covered by the previous study.

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State of the Port 2025: Savannah Fastest Growing Port on U.S. East Coast

Building strong partnerships, superior connectivity, ample capacity ahead of demand and a responsible approach with communities is the “GPA way,” and sets the ports of Savannah and Brunswick apart from the competition. That was the message shared at the Savannah State of the Port event Feb. 25.

Savannah Container Volumes up 10 Percent in October

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.