The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has moved 5.7 million TEUs in fiscal year 2025, an increase of 8.6 per cent or 450,000 TEUs compared to the previous fiscal year.
The Port of Savannah moved 410,400 TEUs in June. Georgia Ports averaged more than 475,000 TEUs per month in the fiscal year just ended. March, April and May each come in over 500,000 TEUs, reported the GPA.
FY2025 was the Port of Savannah’s second busiest year on record, and the rate of growth shows continuing strength in Georgia’s logistics trajectory.
In the pandemic year of FY2022, GPA handled 5.76 million TEUs.
Savannah’s volume grew at a 4.5 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for fiscal year-to-date (FYTD) 2025 compared to FYTD 2016, while the entire US container port market experienced a 2.7 per cent CAGR during the same period.
The Port of Brunswick handled 870,775 units of autos and heavy equipment in FY2025, which is flat compared to the previous year. Fiscal year 2024 was a record year.
GPA will start construction in the current fiscal year on the new $100 million Colonels Island Berth 4, designed to ensure future capacity keeps pace with demand when opened in 2027.
“On behalf of the entire state, I want to congratulate the incredible team at the Georgia Ports Authority on another great year,” said US Governor Brian Kemp.
“Our ports drive economic opportunity in communities all across Georgia, and I’m confident in this team’s ability to continue delivering results for the No. 1 state for business.”
“Georgia Ports continues to grow US East Coast market share and with the shifting trade patterns in Asia and India, that bodes well for our future,” said Griff Lynch, President and CEO of Georgia Ports.
Late last year, the GPA outlined plans to improve operational sustainability for neighbouring communities in Savannah and Brunswick as the driver of three federal grants totalling more than $120 million.
