Port of Brunswick

Overall volume helped maritime terminals of the Georgia Ports Authority to their second-busiest September on record.

The Georgia Ports Authority is positioning the Port of Brunswick to be the leading ro/ro gateway on the U.S. East Coast, investing millions in expansion and harbor upgrades.

Georgia Ports Authority said it handled 428,000 containers and 65,400 roll-on, roll-off units in January.

The Georgia Ports Authority last month handled 464,883 twenty-foot equivalent units, a decline of 6.2% from the 494,699 TEUs moved in November 2021.

GPA will shift breakbulk cargo carried by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean to the Port of Brunswick so that it can “optimize cargo movement” at both the ports at Brunswick and Savannah.

Nicole is forecast to move through Florida to Georgia on Thursday and then to the Carolinas on Friday.

The Georgia Ports Authority’s board on Tuesday agreed to spend $60 million on further development at the Colonel’s Island Terminal.

The sustained year-over-year gains propel the Georgia Ports Authority to expedite more than $538 million in funding for projects aimed at increasing capacity at the Port of Savannah.

A $150 million project at the Port of Brunswick will increase annual capacity to 1.4 million vehicles.

“The NTSB determined the probable cause of the capsizing of the Golden Ray was the chief officer’s error entering ballast quantities into the stability calculation program.”

The project continues the region’s hot streak in attracting logistics development.

A mid-May blaze inside the roll-on/roll-off vessel was just the latest incident that halted removal of the Golden Ray, which capsized in September 2019.

“Demand for products and services both domestically and abroad is driving significant gains in Georgia’s cargo volumes,” says Executive Director Griff Lynch.

The capsized roll-on/roll-off vessel has been on its side near Georgia’s Port of Brunswick since early September 2019.

“As we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to accelerate our throughput and growth,” says Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.

No end date is in sight as the wreckage removal proceeds nearly 16 months after the roll-on/roll-off vessel capsized off the coast of Georgia.

Each cut to separate the car carrier into eight pieces is expected to take “at least a week in ideal conditions.”

Ro-ro vessel has lain on its side since running aground while sailing from the Port of Brunswick in September 2019.

The ro-ro vessel that capsized leaving the Port of Brunswick in September 2019 will be cut into eight multi-ton sections.

Naval architect says the release of 1,500 tons of ballast left the ro-ro vessel without the needed energy to make a turn leaving the Port of Brunswick.

Port of Brunswick pilot recounts harrowing moments when car carrier tipped over.

Technical difficulties plague the first day of a livestreamed hearing conducted by the Coast Guard.

Ro-ro vessel remains on its side awaiting dismantling and removal off the Georgia coast.

“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.

Wrecked car carrier, with some 4,200 vehicles on board, has been on its side in St. Simons Sound since September.

The longer the coronavirus crisis continues, “the longer it’s going to take to get the ship righted,” says GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.

Best February ever recorded despite challenges from coronavirus pandemic.

The Port of Brunswick in Georgia is now open to commercial vessel traffic 24 hours a day after salvors have stabilized a car carrier that flipped on its side.

The car carrier Golden Ray, which ran aground and capsized while it was leaving the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, on Sept. 8, will be cut up in place and removed.

Georgia Ports Authority is looking to grow roll-on, roll-off cargo even as work continues on salvaging the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.

The Port of Brunswick reopens to restricted traffic as the investigation into the capsizing of the car carrier continues.

Two ships trapped in the Port of Brunswick since September 8 when the vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsized, have been allowed to leave, a prelude to a possible reopening of the port.

Roll-on, roll-off cargo vessel Golden Ray capsized early Sunday morning, Sept. 8, leaving the Port of Brunswick with 24 crewmembers aboard. Search continues for four missing members.

Customs and Border Protection announced that it will suspend operations at the two Georgia seaports for Sept. 3-4 with the approach of Hurricane Dorian.