Mason Mega Rail Terminal Phase I (Georgia Ports Authority/Jeremy Polston)
The Georgia Ports Authority continues to set records and is on track to exceed 4.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) for the first time in a calendar year, a 14 percent increase over volumes moved through Savannah just three years ago.
Not-so-coincidentally, over the same period the Authority has increased the annual capacity at the Port of Savannah from 5 million to 5.5 million TEUs.
“Through incredible teamwork from the GPA and the ILA on the docks, to the motor carriers and Class I railroads, and other partners, Georgia has managed to create a powerful hub for commerce that is creating jobs and economic opportunity in every corner of the state,” said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.
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