The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge of auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its busiest month ever for car and truck shipments. The Georgia agency's chief executive said Tuesday that the Port of Brunswick saw more than 80,000 automobiles and heavy machinery units move across its docks in April.
FILE - New automobiles being shipped through the Port of Brunswick sit in a vast parking lot at the Colonel’s Island terminal in Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 20, 2015. The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge in auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its busiest month ever for car and truck shipments. The Georgia agency’s chief executive said Tuesday, May 21, 2024, that the Port of Brunswick saw more than 80,000 automobiles and heavy machinery units move across its docks in April. SAVANNAH, Ga.
The surge included 9,000 automobile imports and 1,000 pieces of heavy machinery that were diverted from the Port of Baltimore, the nation’s top auto port. Baltimore has been closed to most ships since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed March 26, killing six people, after a container ship crashed into one of its columns.
The agency’s board is investing $262 million in upgrades and expansions to boost Brunswick’s capacity. Completed projects include 80 acres of additional outdoor storage and 450,000 square feet of new warehouse space.Ship that struck Baltimore bridge had 4 blackouts before disaster. Here’s what we know
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