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the pace — albeit a slower


one — to consumers whose habits have changed but who continue to consume. Americans may not be


going on vacation or enjoying dinner out as oſten as they did before the global health crisis, but, Lynch says, “What they are doing for sure is spending money on their homes because they’re spending more time there, whether it’s creating a home office or just fixing their homes.” Furniture is up, for instance. is


So, of course, food. Work-


from-homers gotta work from home, eaters gotta eat, shoppers gotta shop. “I will tell you, I was at the


store this weekend, and it was jammed. I was shocked. They’re buying, and it felt like the Christmas holiday, honestly,” he says. “It’s really amazing to see, but I think people are buying more outdoor-type stuff and goods: bicycles and things like that.” As


for groceries, Lynch


mentions GPA’s expanding refrigerated capacity. “Recently, we started


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Cargo is loaded/unloaded from a vessel at Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah. (GPA/Emily Goldman photo.)


handling citrus and produce coming out of South America,” he says. “So this is a new market


for us in the last few years, and there’s a large market that could come out of South Africa on the produce and citrus side.”


Escalating Numbers


The same television news broadcast headlined “Georgia


named among Top 10 exporting states in 2020 for the first time,” went even further about the GPA’s — and Georgia’s —reach, with, as Lynch notes, 37 weekly services. The Peach State’s leading


trade partners include Canada, Germany, China, Mexico and


Singapore, the station reported, adding an interesting tidbit: Aerospace, Georgia’s second- largest manufacturing sector, flew as the state’s No. 1 export, nearing $10 billion last year; exports to Hong Kong soared 140% last year, the station reported.


WJCL also said Georgia


exports neared $40 billion last year, with total trade topping $137 billion, across 221 countries across the world; one website, ThoughtCo.com, reports the United Nations recognized 196 nations and 55


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Congratulations to Georgia Ports Authority on the new Mason Mega Rail Terminal


G&W’s Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT) is proud to provide service at what will be the largest on-dock intermodal rail facility of any North American port authority.


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With 37 weekly container ship services and the most Neo-Panamax vessel calls in the South Atlantic, the Port of Savannah has cargo capacity to quickly load 10,000-foot unit trains for direct rail service to major Southeast and Midwest markets.


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