Thursday, August 14, 2014
Georgia Ports Authority container volume up 19 percent
The Georgia Ports Authority reports it moved 293,889 TEUs in July, a 19.2 percent increase year-over-year and container volume record high, according to a GPA statement.
"Improved confidence among U.S. retailers, newly added port customers and shifting cargo from U.S. West to East Coast are all fueling the growing cargo volumes at Georgia's deepwater ports," said GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz. "Savannah has the space to more than double its throughput as more shippers choose East Coast ports to serve the fast-growing Southeastern U.S."
July volume was up 47,237 TEUs compared to July 2013. Since January, the Port of Savannah reports an average 269,688-TEUS-per-month.
Overall, the GPA said its dockworkers handled 2.52 million tons of cargo in July, up 12.8 percent or 287,600 tons compared to the same month a year ago. Out of that, it said container cargo was 2.14 million tons, up 15.7 percent from July 2013.
In RoRo traffic, the GPA reported moving 61,860 units of autos and heavy machinery, up 8.5 percent or 4,870 year-over-year. Breakbulk throughput reached 226,493 tons, the authority said, up 7 percent from the 211,638 tons moved last July.
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