The Port of Savannah posted a record September in container volumes, moving 504,015 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, up 3.7% from September 2025.
Georgia Ports’ September performance brings the first quarter of its fiscal year to more than 1.5 million TEUs, up 40,560 TEUs or 2.7%. The quarter represents the second-best quarter in the company’s history, trailing only fiscal year 2023 Q1. Appalachian Regional Port volumes were up 13% for the first quarter of the fiscal year compared to the same period last year.
Strong consumer spending and an extended peak season supported GPA’s September trade growth. Peak volumes were pushed into September because of typhoon-related delays at Asian ports. Ocean carriers took advantage of Savannah’s fluid operations and proximity to major retail distribution centers in September. Import loads led Savannah’s volume growth, up 5.5% from September 2025.
The $1.6 billion project to renovate Ocean Terminal is now more than 60% complete and will increase the terminal’s capacity from 200,000 TEUs to 1.75 million.
The Brampton Road Connector, a Georgia Dept. of Transportation project opened in July, created a new third high-volume truck corridor to Garden City Terminal’s Gate 3, avoiding local neighborhood roads and at-grade rail crossings.
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