Posted on January 28, 2016
By Mary Carr Mayle, Bluffton Today
With containerized cargo volume for the last two years up 700,000 — a total of 23 percent — Georgia Ports Authority continues to lead container growth in the country, GPA executive director Curtis Foltz told his board Monday.
The port moved a record-breaking 3.73 million TEUs — or 20-foot equivalent units — in 2015, an 11.7-percent increase over 2014, also a record-breaking year for containers.
“The expansion was fueled in part by heightened demand in the Southeast, Savannah’s logistical advantages drawing new customers to Georgia and cargo diverted from the West Coast (due to now-resolved labor issues),” according to Foltz.
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