The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to move a record-setting 6 million twenty-foot equivalent units this fiscal year.
The Georgia Ports Authority is adding capacity in anticipation of another busy year.
GPA looks to receive board OK next month for initiative.
Georgia Ports Authority heralding performance before the month is done.
“Cargo volume reductions related to COVID-19 were offset by the strength of our export markets and record volumes earlier in the year,” says GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.
On the plus side, the Appalachian Regional Port nearly doubles the number of containers handled.
But in looking at big picture, Executive Director Griff Lynch is celebrating small victories.
Uber Freight is gobbling up $500M per year; the US and China hit each other with a new round of tariffs; Georgia Ports extends its inland intermodal network; Saudi Arabia’s Aramco IPO indefinitely delayed; cannabis supply chains mature; Houston is now an oil exporter.
After a soft opening earlier this month, the Appalachian Regional Port is officially open for business. The new inland terminal is located in Northwest Georgia and is set to service customers from four surrounding states.
