Georgia Ports continue to grow container, RoRo, and intermodal volumes, solidifying their role in US trade.
The Port of Savannah handles 35 vessel calls, up to 16,000 trucks, and 42 rail services weekly.
The Port of Brunswick led US auto and machinery ports in 2024 with 901,000 RoRo units.
READ: GPA moves 5.7M TEUs in strong FY2025
GPA Board Chairman, Alec Poitevint, said: “The terminal improvements Georgia Ports is making to support growth are self-financed through port proceeds and do not rely on taxpayers.”
The ports’ economic impact hit $174 billion in sales and $77 billion in GDP in FY2024.
Gains came from forest products, food, automotive cargo, machinery, retail goods, and furniture.
Jeff Humphreys, Director of UGA’s Selig Center for Economic Growth, stated: “Georgia’s ports are one of its strongest economic engines, fostering the development of virtually every industry.”
He noted their strategic role in supporting logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, agriculture, and transportation.
Recently, S&P Global issued an AA/Stable rating on the Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) revenue bonds in its latest bi-annual review.