According to maritime expert John McCown, the U.S. ports with the strongest April performance were Charleston, South Carolina; Houston; and New York/New Jersey.
It was another record month for GPA, with container volumes up by over 6% year-over-year.
Georgia governor hails project to ‘provide the infrastructure our economy needs to thrive’
The sustained year-over-year gains propel the Georgia Ports Authority to expedite more than $538 million in funding for projects aimed at increasing capacity at the Port of Savannah.
DOT is leading a freight data exchange pilot project that it envisions as a long-term effort to speed cargo flow and cut costs for consumers.
A $150 million project at the Port of Brunswick will increase annual capacity to 1.4 million vehicles.
Georgia Ports Authority outlined projects that would take container capacity to 9.5 million TEUs by 2025.
The Port of Savannah has seen monthly port records for the past 18 months.
The Port of Savannah handled a record 5.6 million TEUs in 2021.
The White House will be “shining a light on profiteering” by ocean carriers in an effort to fend off inflation and keep supply chains moving.
The Port of Savannah handled 6.7% more containers in November compared to a year ago, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.
Georgia port officials are engaged in what appears to be the largest current expansion of a port in North America.
Innovation and investment are the watchwords at the Georgia Ports Authority, where officials are rushing to deal with supply chain constraints.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Georgia port officials are pulling every lever possible to reduce shipping delays that are having a national impact.
Port America, Ceres and SSA Atlantic have formed joint venture Gateway Terminals at the Port of Savannah as a way to consolidate terminal, truck gate and stevedoring services.
The East Coast ports of Savannah and Jacksonville are adding more container capacity amid long-term plans to serve as an alternative to West Coast ports.
Container volumes rose 25% at the Port of Savannah, while auto and machinery units grew 39% at Brunswick.
Response vessels continue to recover oil while shoreline teams continue to mitigate impacts.
Griff Lynch, the Georgia Ports Authority’s executive director, doesn’t expect another growth spike and says he’ll be happy to maintain current volume levels.
Americans were expected to divert disposable income away from goods as the economy reopened to travel, lodging and entertainment. It isn’t happening, most observers say, and the supply chain implications are profound.
