THE Port of Savannah posted an 8.3 per cent increase in container volume to 759,000 TEU in March year on year, beating the previous record set in April last year, reported the Georgia Ports Authority.

For fiscal year 2012 through March, the GPA has handled 19.5 million tons of cargo, an increase of 280,035 tons over the same period in FY2011. Of that total, container traffic accounted for 16.5 million tons or 2.2 million TEU, with an export to import ratio of 53.71 per cent to 46.29 per cent.

"We are cautiously optimistic about continued market recovery that will spur additional manufacturing and distribution opportunities," said GPA executive director Curtis Foltz.