FISCAL 2013 has been a record-setting year for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in terms of total tonnage, bulk cargo, total auto-machinery units, and the volume of freight moved by intermodal rail.
Despite the over all success, Georgia ports container throughput remained flat at 2.94 million TEU. Of the total container volume, a record 314,623 containers were moved by rail, an increase of 4,600 units over FY2012.
A record total of 27.23 million tons of cargo was handled across all terminals, up 2.4 per cent over the previous fiscal year. "Our overall tonnage increase has been fuelled by the strength of US exports and the GPA's varied cargo spectrum," GPA executive director Curtis Foltz said.
For the second year in a row, the GPA achieved a record total for auto and machinery units after recording 11.7 per cent growth over in FY2013, moving 636,942 units - an increase of 66,958. Volume improvements were attributed in part to business from new customers including Subaru and Toyota.
Other factors include heavy machinery exports from companies such as Caterpillar, contributing to a 127,830 ton increase in breakbulk tonnage at the Colonel's Island terminal.
Bulk cargo was up by 61.8 per cent, or 964,392 tons, to reach 2.5 million tons. At East River in Brunswick, biofuels including wood pellets helped drive the terminal to a 151,896 ton bulk cargo improvement over FY2012 to total 663,441 tons of bulk cargo moved through the East River Terminal alone.
"Significant momentum moving into FY2014, combined with exciting developments in GPA's customer base and in the Savannah Harbour Expansion Project contribute to a powerful business outlook for Georgia's ports," said GPA board chairman Robert Jepson.Fujian port merger 191
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03 August 2013 - 08:17
Savannah box volume flat, but tonnage hits record high of 27 million tons
FISCAL 2013 has been a record-setting year for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in terms of total tonnage, bulk cargo, total auto-machinery units, and the volume of freight moved by intermodal rail.
PORTS
03 August 2013 - 08:17
Savannah box volume flat, but tonnage hits record high of 27 million tons
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