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Issue 1 2020 - FBJNA


past three years, total


refrigerated cargo through the Port of Savannah has grown by 12.5%, or more than 16,000 TEUs per year. In fiscal year 2019, trade in chilled and frozen cargo favored


exports, with


90,400 TEUs moving outbound, compared to 55,000 inbound. Africa, Northeast Asia,


Southeast Asia, and the Middle East are the top trade lanes for Savannah’s refrigerated exports, while the top trade lanes for refrigerated imports are the West Coast of South America, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and Northern Europe. Poultry, peanuts, pecans, seafood, and other food items are Savannah’s strongest export commodities, while fruits, vegetables, and seafood are the three top import commodity groups for chilled cargo. Savannah’s Garden City Terminal handles 40% of U.S. frozen poultry exports. In July, Americold, a major


temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation company based in Atlanta, held a groundbreaking for a new chilled cargo warehouse. The Americold announcement represents another expansion of Savannah’s position as a hub for


The Mason Mega Rail Terminal, now under construction, will double the Port of Savannah’s rail lift capacity to 2M TEUs per year. (GPA photo)


thanks to the emergence of several economic factors. First, the U.S. Southeast is the fastest growing region of the country, and with the increasing population comes increased demand for goods. “Because of its greater fuel


the handling of cold and chilled cargoes, and complements the port’s on-terminal development of refrigerated cargo infrastructure. The new warehouse, set to open in the first quarter of this year, will add 37,000 pallet positions,


giving


the Port of Savannah additional capacity to support growth in protein exports as well as the expanding import market


for


cold-treated imports. The Port of Savannah’s Garden


City Terminal already features the nation’s most extensive on-terminal infrastructure for refrigerated cargo, with 119 electric-powered refrigerated container racks. Savannah has the capacity to handle 3,341


refrigerated containers at a time, including 485 plug-ins for chilled containers on chassis.


Capital Improvements


Over the next 10 years, the Georgia Ports Authority will invest $3.6 billion in capital improvements, including expanding container capacity at Garden City Terminal, buying new ship-to-shore cranes, expanding rail capacity, and


new container Hutchinson


developing an entirely terminal


Savannah River, across from the current Ocean Terminal at the Port of Savannah. Improvements will also


on Island in the include expansion of the


autoport at the Port of Brunswick. Brunswick has the space to nearly double its annual capacity from 800,000 units of roll-on/ roll-off cargo to 1.5 million units. GPA expects demand for rail service will continue to increase,


economy, rail is the better choice to serve hinterland markets,” said Lynch. “The larger vessels transiting the Panama Canal do more than reduce the cost of all-water transit to the U.S. East Coast. That lower cost also extends westward the inland markets best served by the Port of Savannah.”


5 GPA will grow the Port of


Savannah’s ship-to-shore crane fleet from 30 to 36 in 2020, and through the sale of older cranes and purchase of new ones, will have 21 new cranes on dock and a total of 37 by 2024, and 42 by 2028. “At a cost of approximately $12


million per crane, this expansion constitutes a significant investment,” said Lynch. “These new, larger cranes, with a liſt height of 170 feet above the dock will allow the Port of Savannah to serve six 14,000-TEU vessels simultaneously by 2024.” GPA’s expansion plans also


include improvements to Garden City Terminal, growing capacity from 5.5 million to 8.5 million TEUs per year. Along with the addition of another container terminal on Hutchinson Island, these projects will add 2.5 million TEUs of annual throughput capability.


“Over the decade,” noted Lynch, next “these


projects will double Savannah’s annual capacity to 11 million TEUs per year.”


Seaboard Marine added service between South America and Savannah in May 2019, focusing on chilled cargo imports. (GPA photo.)


Georgia Ports Authority a Happy


Wishing 75thand Many More!


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G&W’s Golden Isles Terminal Railroad (GITM) and Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT) have proudly served GPA since 1998. They and the Georgia Central Railway (GC) look forward to attracting new business to the fast-growing Savannah market with customer- focused transportation solutions from our inland ports and GRAD-certified sites.


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