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Issue 1 2020 - FBJNA The Port of Brunswick handles a number of top selling brands for auto manufacturers. (GPA photo)


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GPA Rolls with Ro/Ro By Karen E. Thuermer


Georgia Port Authority keeps the cargo rolling. That includes roll-on/roll-off cargo. In Fiscal Year 2019, the GPA’s Port of Brunswick handled a total of nearly 614,000 units of ro/ro cargo, an increase of 4%, or 23,000 units. Including the 36,000 units moved via Ocean Terminal in Savannah, Georgia is the second busiest hub for the import-export of vehicles, machinery and


other types of ro/ro cargo in the United States. The Port of Savannah hosts


35 weekly container ship calls, while nine ocean carriers call on Colonel’s Island at the Port of Brunswick. The Port of Brunswick


handles a number of top selling brands for auto manufacturers. Recently, BMW signed a new 20- year contract to move


vehicles through the Port of Brunswick’s Colonel’s Island Terminal. Colonel’s Island Terminal,


the single largest autoport in North America, offers three modern ro/ro berths and three on-terminal auto processors. The port services more than 60 auto-heavy


cargo


equipment manufactures. The German carmaker


has tapped Georgia Ports for vehicle logistics since 1988. In the last 15 years, BMW has


moved 612,000 vehicles via Brunswick.


Supply Chain Advantages Last


year, Kia Motors


Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) began exporting its Telluride 8-person SUV for global markets via the Port of Brunswick. The first Telluride vehicles were loaded for export onto the ro/ro vessel in February 2019 and were shipped to ports around the Arabian Peninsula.


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The Port of Brunswick handles a number of top selling brands for auto manufacturers. (GPA photo)


“Through continuous


investment and expansion of infrastructure at the 1,700- acre facility, Brunswick is prepared to take on new business from Kia and other manufacturers,” said GPA Chief Administrative Officer Jamie McCurry. As Telluride shipments


reach the Port of Brunswick, International Auto Processing inspects the vehicles, washes and applies wrap guard, installs tow hooks and adjusts tire pressure, among other services. Ocean carrier Glovis transports the vessels overseas. The auto manufacturer


also builds vehicles for the domestic market in their West Point, Georgia, facility. Parts are imported through the Port of Savannah.


GPA played an important


role in that launch with Kia’s inbound parts from its global supply chain to supporting its export of finished vehicles to current and future markets. Through vertical


integration – parts in via Savannah, autos out via Brunswick – Kia takes advantage of Georgia’s extensive road and rail infrastructure, as well as its broader network of shipping line services. “Kia has been a valued


customer for the Port of Savannah since 2009, when KMMG first began producing vehicles for the domestic U.S. market in West Point, Georgia,” said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. “Their decision to export the


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