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The Georgia Ports Authority will open a new inland rail terminal in Gainesville, Georgia, on May 4, expanding its logistics network as cargo volumes show signs of slowing.
The Gainesville Inland Port will connect Northeast Georgia manufacturers to the Port of Savannah via five-day-a-week rail service, providing an alternative to truck moves and reducing congestion on highways in the Atlanta region.
Port officials said the facility is expected to eliminate an estimated ...
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Routing cargo through the Port of Savannah can save shippers more than US$1,000 per container to key inland markets compared with West Coast gateways, according to a study by Georgia Tech researchers.
The analysis found that Savannah’s advantage stems from shorter inland transport distances and more consistent supply chain performance, offsetting ...
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Dredging is underway at the Port of Brunswick as federal crews work to restore the harbor to its authorized depth, a move officials say will improve vessel efficiency and support continued growth at the nation’s busiest auto port.
The federally funded maintenance project, overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority said Feb. 10 that veteran terminal operator Kevin Price will join the agency as president beginning July 1, as part of a planned leadership transition that will eventually place him in the top role.
Price will report to current President and CEO Griff Lynch and is expected ...
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Port activity in Georgia now supports nearly 651,000 full- and part-time jobs across the Peach State, according to an economic impact study by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. The statewide number has grown by 41,770 jobs or 7 percent compared to fiscal year 2023, the period covered ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority’s fiscal year 2025 was its second-busiest year on record, with container volume reaching 5.7 million twenty-foot-equivalent units, an 8.6 percent increase, or 400,000 TEUs compared to fiscal year 2024.
The growth shows continuing strength in Georgia’s logistics trajectory. The ports’ busiest year was fiscal year 2022, when ...
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Georgia Ports broke ground in July on a new PermaCold Logistics 216,000 square-foot cold storage facility near Brunswick, adding 30,000 pallet positions.
The building is being developed by Ti Cold and Karis Cold for PermaCold Logistics at Tidewater Industrial Park in Darien, Ga. Located five minutes from Interstate 95, less than ...
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Georgia Ports Authority has appointed Flavio Batista as chief commercial officer and Rob Dooley as chief financial officer, part of a succession plan put in place in 2023 for the retirement of Cliff Pyron as CCO, and Michaela Thompson as CFO.Batista joined GPA as vice president of sales and marketing ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority saw record volumes through its Port of Brunswick, while a flurry of investments should yield stronger container volumes at the Port of Savannah in 2024.The Port of Brunswick handled a record 775,565 units of autos and machinery in the port’s 2023 calendar year, an increase of ...
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North Carolina importers and exporters can now tap into a faster supply chain through a direct rail connection between the Port of Savannah and Rocky Mount, North Carolina via the CSX Carolina Connector (CCX) Intermodal terminal.
“This is an exciting logistics solution for existing and new customers across North Carolina,” said ...
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