KIA Motors Manufacturing of Georgia has started exporting its Telluride sport utility vehicle (SUV) through the US port of Brunswick. In fiscal 2018 the company moved 37,000 TEU through the port of Savannah.
'Kia is one of our largest customers at the port of Savannah, and a stellar example of the kind of advanced manufacturing going on across Georgia,' said GPA executive director Griff Lynch.
Over the past decade, the automaker has shipped 350,000 TEU through the port of Savannah in support of its manufacturing plant near West Point, Georgia. As one of GPA's largest container customers, Kia's volumes support thousands of jobs throughout Georgia's transportation and logistics supply chain.
'From Kia's initial investment of more than US$1 billion to today, KMMG has proven a valuable asset to the strength and diversity of our economy,' said Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. 'With the recent export of the first Kia Tellurides via Brunswick, the carmaker is opening up new global markets for goods made right here in Georgia.'
Just last month, KMMG CEO Jason Shin hosted Mr Kemp for a tour of the auto plant. Mr Kemp was there to celebrate the start of production of the all-new Kia Telluride SUV. With the Telluride, KMMG makes its first major foray into the export trade. Kia's Georgia production had previously served only North American buyers.
In other business, the GPA board reviewed fiscal year to date results (July 2018 - Februrary 2019), which included 8.8 per cent growth in container volumes, adding 239,022 TEU compared to the same period last year, for a total of 2.97 million TEU.
Ro-ro cargo at Colonel's Island Terminal in Brunswick and Ocean Terminal in Savannah is up six per cent, or 24,300 units of cars, trucks and tractors, for a total of 428,303 units for the fiscal year to date.
To keep up with Savannah's container growth, the board approved the purchase of 20 rubber-tyred gantry cranes. When the RTGs are commissioned in late 2020, they will bring the port of Savannah's fleet to 178.
While the GPA has seen record cargo totals for the fiscal year to date, the Authority experienced a decline in February container volumes of 8.5 per cent (29,052 TEU) for a total of 312,042 TEU.
'Last month brought an end to the Authority's 27-month run of year-on-year container growth, but our outlook for March and the remainder of the fiscal year is strong,' Mr Lynch said. 'We are pleased with the direction and pace of cargo growth at our terminals, and we're making the preparations necessary to continue handling new business without congestion.
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'Kia is one of our largest customers at the port of Savannah, and a stellar example of the kind of advanced manufacturing going on across Georgia,' said GPA executive director Griff Lynch.
Over the past decade, the automaker has shipped 350,000 TEU through the port of Savannah in support of its manufacturing plant near West Point, Georgia. As one of GPA's largest container customers, Kia's volumes support thousands of jobs throughout Georgia's transportation and logistics supply chain.
'From Kia's initial investment of more than US$1 billion to today, KMMG has proven a valuable asset to the strength and diversity of our economy,' said Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. 'With the recent export of the first Kia Tellurides via Brunswick, the carmaker is opening up new global markets for goods made right here in Georgia.'
Just last month, KMMG CEO Jason Shin hosted Mr Kemp for a tour of the auto plant. Mr Kemp was there to celebrate the start of production of the all-new Kia Telluride SUV. With the Telluride, KMMG makes its first major foray into the export trade. Kia's Georgia production had previously served only North American buyers.
In other business, the GPA board reviewed fiscal year to date results (July 2018 - Februrary 2019), which included 8.8 per cent growth in container volumes, adding 239,022 TEU compared to the same period last year, for a total of 2.97 million TEU.
Ro-ro cargo at Colonel's Island Terminal in Brunswick and Ocean Terminal in Savannah is up six per cent, or 24,300 units of cars, trucks and tractors, for a total of 428,303 units for the fiscal year to date.
To keep up with Savannah's container growth, the board approved the purchase of 20 rubber-tyred gantry cranes. When the RTGs are commissioned in late 2020, they will bring the port of Savannah's fleet to 178.
While the GPA has seen record cargo totals for the fiscal year to date, the Authority experienced a decline in February container volumes of 8.5 per cent (29,052 TEU) for a total of 312,042 TEU.
'Last month brought an end to the Authority's 27-month run of year-on-year container growth, but our outlook for March and the remainder of the fiscal year is strong,' Mr Lynch said. 'We are pleased with the direction and pace of cargo growth at our terminals, and we're making the preparations necessary to continue handling new business without congestion.
WORLD SHIPPING