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Georgia Ports Container Trade up 8.6% in Fiscal 2025

July 29, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia Ports Authority moved 5.7 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in fiscal 2025, which ended on June 30, representing an 8.6% increase of 450,000 TEUs compared to the previous fiscal year.

Port of Savannah Reports Busiest February on Record

March 25, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

In its busiest February ever, the Georgia Ports Authority moved 479,850 twenty-foot equivalent container units, a 6 percent increase over the same month last year.

Brunswick Now the Nation’s Top Port for Autos, Heavy Equipment

February 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Colonel’s Island Terminal is now the nation’s busiest port for autos and heavy equipment, handling more than 2 million tons of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo in 2024.

Georgia Ports: Port of Savannah, Port of Brunswick See Significant Growth

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia Ports Authority handled more than 2.8 million TEUs in fiscal year 2025, from July 1 to December 31, an increase of 11.4 percent, or nearly 300,000 TEUs in the Port of Savannah.

Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal, Receives Four New Electric Ship-to-Shore Cranes

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Port of Savannah in Georgia received four new electric ship-to-shore cranes on January 25, 2025, bringing Ocean Terminal’s fleet to eight Super Post Panamax cranes designed by Finland-based Konecranes.

Georgia Ports: Savannah Gets India Cargo to Market up to Eight Days Faster

January 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Port of Savannah officials said the port is up to eight days faster for India cargo moving to inland markets such as Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas than West Coast ports.

Georgia Ports: Savannah Container Volumes up 10 percent in October

November 14, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

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.

Port Strike Ends After Wage Increase Offer

October 3, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance have reached a tentative agreement on wages, ending a strike that began on Tuesday.

Strike at East Coast Docks Enters Third Day

October 3, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

A strike at east coast ports from Maine to Texas entered its third day on Thursday, the first large-scale eastern dockworker strike in 47 years.