Georgia Ports sets container volume records

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported 534,000 TEUs in March, translating to a 22.5% increase over the same month in 2024.

In intermodal cargo, the Port of Savannah set an all-time record of 52,645 containers moved by rail, an increase of 17% over March 2024. Additionally, the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal completed 333,571 truck turns in March, with the U.S. port setting a weekly gate record of 80,505 truck turns in the week ending March 16.

“The rate of growth was due in large part to two factors: Cargo coming back from the U.S. West Coast after the completion of labor contract negotiations, and second, customers front-loading orders to avoid new tariffs,” said GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch.

To support faster service for ocean carriers, the Port of Savannah has added three new start times to work vessels – at 6 a.m., 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. – for a new total of eight start times per day, while vessel operations in Savannah are performed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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