The Georgia Ports Authority announced today that its terminals in Brunswick and Savannah moved a combined 2.79 million tons of freight in October, a record for the authority.
“Strong growth across all key sectors of our business is an indication that our ports are reaching a larger and more diverse customer base,” said GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz.
For the fiscal year to date, the GPA has moved 10.28 million tons, up 7.2 percent or 694,045 tons.
Savannah’s Garden City Terminal handled a record 311,759 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) in October - a 13.6 percent increase (37,432 TEUs) compared to the same month a year ago. For the fiscal year to date, the GPA has moved 1.2 million TEUs, an increase of 13.1 percent, or 138,554 TEUs, over the same period last year.
Other records set in October include the highest number of truck gate moves at Garden City Terminal (213,445), and the most containers moved via intermodal rail (31,238). The Port of Savannah’s on-terminal rail yards are served by two Class I rail providers, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern.
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