Gov. Kemp, Georgia Ports host Gainesville grand opening

Georgia’s Ports in Savannah and Brunswick are strategic gateways, creating the most competitive supply chains in the nation with their level of operations, connectivity and supply chain ecosystem. The Port of Savannah, which includes Garden City Terminal and Ocean Terminal, is one of the best-connected ports in the U.S. to world markets with 40 ship calls a week, 42 doublestack trains per week and 14,000 truck gate moves daily. The Port of Brunswick, which includes Colonels Island, Mayor’s Point and East River is the top U.S. RoRo port for automotive and machinery logistics with over $262 million in recent upgrades and a $100 million fourth berth being built. Georgia Ports also operates three inland ports, the Appalachian Regional Port in Crandall, Georgia, the Gainesville Inland Port in Gainesville, Georgia, and Bainbridge, a bulk commodities port in Bainbridge, Georgia. The Georgia Ports also offers a a direct rail connection between the Port of Savannah and Rocky Mount, North Carolina via the CSX Carolina Connector (CCX) Intermodal terminal.

The Georgia Ports Authority vessel tracker allows you to search for ships and container activity at the Port of Savannah and Port of Brunswick. These links can be found at the top of the Georgia Ports homepage, www.gaports.com, under “Vessel Tracking.” Container information can be found at the top of the homepage under “WebAccess,” and at the bottom of the homepage.

The Georgia Ports Authority facilities the efficient, safe and secure flow of cargo for our customers and partners. This is achieved through ship-to-shore cranes, rubber-tire-gantry cranes, jockey trucks, on-terminal intermodal capabilities, transload facilities, container storage yards for low-cost solutions for importers and exporters, reefer stacks, and more. For questions and information, please contact the Georgia Ports Customer Experience Team from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday-Friday by calling (912) 963-5526, or email [email protected] Quick reference guides for WebAccess and Vessel Tracking can also be found on the Customer Experience webpage at https://gaports.com/departments/customer-experience/

The Port of Savannah includes Garden City Terminal located in Garden City, Georgia, and Ocean Terminal, located in Savannah, Georgia. The Port of Brunswick includes Colonels Island, located in Brunswick, Georgia, and Mayor’s Point and East River located in Brunswick, Georgia. Georgia Port’s inland ports include the Appalachian Regional Ports, located in Crandall, Georgia, and the Gainesville Inland Port, located in Gainesville, Georgia. The GPA also operates a bulk commodities terminal in Bainbridge, Georgia. Contact information and driving directions can be found on the Georgia Ports website under “Contact” at https://gaports.com/facilities/terminal-address-driving-directions-2/

The Georgia Ports Authority is an economic engine for the state of the Georgia, the growing Southeast and the nation. Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 651,000 jobs throughout the state annually, and contribute $43 billion in income, $174 billion in revenue and $6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy. Georgia’s Ports in Savannah and Brunswick are strategic gateways, creating the most competitive supply chains in the nation with their level of operations, connectivity and supply chain ecosystem. These attributes combined with Georgia’s ranking as the top state to do business for 12 consecutive years create a unique business model for growth. GPA has a self-financed $5 billion investment plan for the next ten years which will see five big ship berths added in Savannah and a fourth berth in Brunswick to meet future growth. In the past decade, GPA has invested $3.2 billion in infrastructure improvements.