Savannah Port handled 5.67 million TEU in FY 2023, slightly down from last year, despite an 18% increase in June throughput.
The Port of Savannah handled 5.67 million TEU in the financial year ended June 30, slightly below the 5.7 million TEU moved a year earlier, reported Singapore's Splash 247.
June throughput rose 18 percent year-on-year to 483,684 TEU, a gain of nearly 73,300 TEU. The Georgia Ports Authority stated that cargo continued to shift to Savannah, keeping annual volumes broadly level with the prior year.
The authority is advancing a US$5 billion, 10-year program to add five large-vessel berths. Rail remained central to inland distribution, with Mason Mega Rail handling 541,405 containers, marking a third consecutive year above 500,000 units.
Rail accounted for 17 percent of Savannah's container trade, with the rest moving by truck. The port manages 42 double-stack train movements weekly. The Appalachian Regional Port posted its strongest year, handling 49,319 containers, up 20 percent.
Georgia Ports expanded inland reach in May with the US$134 million Gainesville Inland Port, serving manufacturers in northeast Georgia. Road access improved in July with the US$130 million Brampton Road Connector linking Garden City Terminal directly to the interstate network.
Wider state projects include a US$295 million expansion of the I-16/I-95 interchange and a US$468.35 million contract to widen 18 miles of I-16. Savannah currently receives about 40 ship calls weekly and handles 14,000 truck gate moves daily.
At Brunswick, ro-ro traffic fell 12.4 percent to 763,122 vehicles and machinery units. The total included 713,179 cars and 49,943 heavy machinery units. Georgia Ports cited weaker global vehicle-market conditions, though Brunswick remained the largest US ro-ro port by annual automotive volumes.
