The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge of auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its busiest month ever for car and truck shipments.
In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, three vessels work to load and unload cargo at the Georgia Ports Authority Ocean Terminal, June 24, 2022 in Savannah, Ga. On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 the Georgia Ports Authority announced it will start remodeling the docks at Ocean Terminal in January 2023 to handle two large container ships simultaneously. The work will begin to transition the 200-acre facility to a container-only operation.
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. “The bigger trend we’re seeing is the Sunbelt and the Southeast region is strong and we see that in our auto market and also our container business coming from Savannah so it speaks to the U.S. consumer and the demand we’re seeing in the region,” Tom Boyd, Chief Communications Officer of the Georgia Port Authority said.This growth comes at a good time after the Golden Ray overturned and crippled the port in 2019.
“The Baltimore thing will now subside,” Lynch said of Georgia’s auto import influx from the shutdown to the north. “I would think in the next couple of weeks, we’re done.”
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