Port of Savannah

Queue of container ships off U.S. ports keeps building, with months’ worth of peak-season cargo still to unload.

Almost no container ships were stuck at anchor when 2020 peak season began. This peak season, terminals are pre-clogged.

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.

The project continues the region’s hot streak in attracting logistics development.

Federal funding and private investments lend support to the supply chain infrastructure surrounding the Port of Savannah.

Normally big projects are scheduled during slow periods, but the Port of Savannah can’t wait to deepen its berths so there will be extra cargo delays for a few weeks.

The “unprecedented” influx of imports continues on the West and East coasts.

“Demand for products and services both domestically and abroad is driving significant gains in Georgia’s cargo volumes,” says Executive Director Griff Lynch.

Get your cameras ready along the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina.

The facility will be located about 8 miles from the Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal.

OmniTRAX is working with the River Ridge Development Authority of southern Indiana to develop real estate, while a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary broadens its rail service agreement to include service to the Mason Mega Rail Terminal at the Port of Savannah.

Savannah’s record March underscores why it’s investing hundreds of millions on new capacity upgrades.

U.S. ports just booked their largest import hikes in memory, according to The McCown Report.

Maersk and ZIM ships are being deployed in response to “customers’ increased cargo demands.”

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Anchorages are filling up with ships off multiple ports — not just California’s. Yet the reasons behind the traffic jams are not always the same.

“As we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to accelerate our throughput and growth,” says Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.

FreightCar America makes Terry Rogers its permanent CFO, the Association of American Railroads reports weekly U.S. rail volumes rose 0.3% year-over-year, and The Broe Group updates its progress on a Savannah, Georgia-area industrial park.

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Thanks to the congestion in Los Angeles, container rates and volumes in Savannah are both hitting highs. When will volumes stabilize?