New Record For Georgia Ports | Georgia Public Broadcasting

Georgia’s ports handled a record number of units during the last fiscal year, according to figures released Monday.

The Port of Savannah moved more than 3 million container units for the first time ever, an increase of 6.3 percent over the previous year.

Curtis Foltz, the Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority, says an improving economy and labor disputes at ports on the West Coast have helped steer more business to Georgia’s ports.

“As the demographic growth occurs in the southeast, more and more customers want to come through our ports to access that strong, regional presence we have, and take advantage of really second-to-none highway and rail access,” he says.

The GPA also saw a record year in the total volume of goods handled. The ports moved more than 29 million tons of freight, up 8 percent from last year.

via New Record For Georgia Ports.