Georgia ports post record year

Georgia ports post record year The Georgia Ports Authority moved a record number of cargo containers in calendar year 2006, establishing the Port of Savannah as the second-largest container port on the U.S. East Coast, the authority said Monday.
   'In 2006, the port handled 2.16 million' TEUs, said Mack Mattingly, chairman of GPA's board of directors, in a statement. 'That is an impressive 14 percent increase over the previous year and clearly establishes Savannah as a vital East Coast gateway for imports and exports. This was also a banner year for the Port of Brunswick. Auto and machinery units handled by the GPA at Colonel's Island totaled a record 379,001, an increase of 17 percent from calendar year 2005.'