Figures from the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the United States show that container throughput and total cargo volumes for the fiscal year 2006-2007 at the US port of Savannah hit record highs.
The strong performance made Savannah the second busiest container handling facility on the US East Coast and fourth in the nation.
Savannah handled 2.33 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the fiscal year 2006-2007, a 14.5% jump year-on-year.
In terms of total cargo volumes handled, Savannah handled a record 1.24 million tonnes which is a 10% jump year-on-year.
Savannah now has the fastest growing container facility in the United States and plans are moving ahead to triple handling capacity, GPA officials said.
“Our 10-year strategic plan was developed in part to address the record growth of international trade in Georgia,” said GPA board chairman Stephen S Green.
“As we continue to move forward with our $1.2 billion capital investment program at Georgia's ports, the results of those investments are already beginning to be felt throughout the region,” added Green.
The strong performance made Savannah the second busiest container handling facility on the US East Coast and fourth in the nation.
Savannah handled 2.33 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the fiscal year 2006-2007, a 14.5% jump year-on-year.
In terms of total cargo volumes handled, Savannah handled a record 1.24 million tonnes which is a 10% jump year-on-year.
Savannah now has the fastest growing container facility in the United States and plans are moving ahead to triple handling capacity, GPA officials said.
“Our 10-year strategic plan was developed in part to address the record growth of international trade in Georgia,” said GPA board chairman Stephen S Green.
“As we continue to move forward with our $1.2 billion capital investment program at Georgia's ports, the results of those investments are already beginning to be felt throughout the region,” added Green.