Maritime Economic Development: Georgia
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New Developments Position Savannah as U.S. Gateway Port
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on February 5 announced the sale of 500 acres of property for commercial development to accommodate growing customer demand for warehousing, distribution and trans-load facilities near the Port of Savannah.
The new development, located on five parcels of land at GPA's Savannah River International Trade Park, is less than five miles from the Garden City Container Terminal and can accommodate up to 5 million square feet of logistics space.
"Today's announcement will help further establish Savannah as a gateway port for the U.S. Southeast and beyond," said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. "With an increased demand for reliable, cost-effective logistics opportunities, this development is another example of GPA's focus on supply chain solutions for our customers."
January was the third month in a row of record performances at the Savannah container port, with volume up 16.1 percent from a year ago to 331,190 TEUs.
"The expansion we're seeing in our container volumes constitutes a strong vote of confidence from our new and longtime port customers," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "Keeping ahead of demand requires infrastructure development in both the public and private sector. The new facilities destined for our trade park are part of that equation. The GPA is also making the on-terminal improvements necessary to stay ahead of demand."
Other efforts to increase capacity at the Georgia Ports Authority include:
A rail expansion project at Garden City Terminal will double Savannah's rail lift capacity to 1.0 million containers per year. A part of GPA's Mid-American Arc initiative, the expansion will better accommodate 10,000-foot long unit trains. Partially funded by a $44 million federal grant, the $128 million project will be complete in 2021.
In 2016, GPA added:
In December, the GPA broke ground on its new inland terminal in Northwest Georgia - the Appalachian Regional Port. GPA estimates the CSX rail route will reduce Atlanta truck traffic by 50,000 moves annually and expand GPA's target market in Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky.
At the Port of Brunswick, more than 200 acres are in the design or development stages, adding more space for auto processing at Colonel's Island Terminal.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has already occupied 20 of those additional acres, while International Auto Processing has leased another 49. A separate 30-acre parcel should come online this month.
The long-term plan is to add 600 acres on the island's south side to support auto processing, doubling the capacity for cars and heavy machinery in Brunswick.
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on February 5 announced the sale of 500 acres of property for commercial development to accommodate growing customer demand for warehousing, distribution and trans-load facilities near the Port of Savannah.
The new development, located on five parcels of land at GPA's Savannah River International Trade Park, is less than five miles from the Garden City Container Terminal and can accommodate up to 5 million square feet of logistics space.
"Today's announcement will help further establish Savannah as a gateway port for the U.S. Southeast and beyond," said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. "With an increased demand for reliable, cost-effective logistics opportunities, this development is another example of GPA's focus on supply chain solutions for our customers."
January was the third month in a row of record performances at the Savannah container port, with volume up 16.1 percent from a year ago to 331,190 TEUs.
"The expansion we're seeing in our container volumes constitutes a strong vote of confidence from our new and longtime port customers," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "Keeping ahead of demand requires infrastructure development in both the public and private sector. The new facilities destined for our trade park are part of that equation. The GPA is also making the on-terminal improvements necessary to stay ahead of demand."
Other efforts to increase capacity at the Georgia Ports Authority include:
A rail expansion project at Garden City Terminal will double Savannah's rail lift capacity to 1.0 million containers per year. A part of GPA's Mid-American Arc initiative, the expansion will better accommodate 10,000-foot long unit trains. Partially funded by a $44 million federal grant, the $128 million project will be complete in 2021.
In 2016, GPA added:
- Four New Panamax ship-to-shore cranes (for a total of 26 cranes) and 20 rubber-tired gantry cranes (total, 146)
- A 30-acre empty container yard and an eight-lane truck gate
- A six-acre extension of Garden City Terminal’s dockside container yard that adds storage space for 2,850 TEUs directly behind Berth 9
In December, the GPA broke ground on its new inland terminal in Northwest Georgia - the Appalachian Regional Port. GPA estimates the CSX rail route will reduce Atlanta truck traffic by 50,000 moves annually and expand GPA's target market in Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky.
At the Port of Brunswick, more than 200 acres are in the design or development stages, adding more space for auto processing at Colonel's Island Terminal.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has already occupied 20 of those additional acres, while International Auto Processing has leased another 49. A separate 30-acre parcel should come online this month.
The long-term plan is to add 600 acres on the island's south side to support auto processing, doubling the capacity for cars and heavy machinery in Brunswick.
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