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Cargo Statistics: Georgia

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Georgia: GPA Set All-Time Container, Total Tonnage Records in May

The Georgia Ports Authority set all-time records for both container volumes and total tonnage in May. In detail, the numbers show the box count at 338,207 TEUs. That was up 16.4 percent from a year and beat the GPA’s previous record, set in April 2015, by 2,300 TEUs. Cargo throughput at GPA facilities statewide totaled 2.9 million tons, a 9.6 percent increase from May 2014.

Another standout performer was the GPA's East River Terminal in Brunswick. Focused exclusively on bulk cargoes, East River Terminal handled 134,277 tons of commodities in May, a 44.2 percent increase spurred by biofuel exports to Northern Europe.

A similarly impressive performance was turned in another Brunswick facility, the GPA’s Colonel's Island Terminal, where a jump in soybean cargo shipments helped boost throughput by 40.2 percent in May to 172,825 tons.

Forest-derived cargos exported via GPA facilities include wood pellets (used as fuel), wood pulp, paper, lumber, and cellulose fiber. Across all terminals, bulk cargo grew by 60 percent in May to 282,613 tons.

"Superior service and unmatched connectivity to inland markets are driving growth at Georgia's deepwater ports," said GPA Board Chairman James Walters. "Our ability to handle expanding cargo volumes – without congestion delays – has set GPA apart in support of farming, retail and manufacturing customers."


964-foot post-Panamax container ship Maersk Drummond at the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal in Savannah.
Photo/ Stephen B. Morton, Georgia Ports Authority

 

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