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Savannah has Reliability, Savings Edge, Study

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 longer ocean transit times from Asia. The study evaluated end-to-end costs and reliability for shipments moving from 10 Asian ports ... [+]