GPA said efforts to increase capacity at the Port of Savannah are paying off, with year-over-year growth continuing and the number of ships waiting at anchor falling.

"I would like to acknowledge the incredible teamwork on and off our terminals that have made these results possible," said Griff Lynch, GPA's executive director. "Our employees along with Savannah's stevedores, ILA members, truckers, river captains and many other transportation professionals have pulled together to handle record cargo volumes for an incredible 16 consecutive months."

Because of a backlog in goods created by the pandemic, the GPA has dealt with supply chain issues and about two months ago, several dozen ships began lining up in the ocean waiting for a chance to get to the port to unload containers.

"Through the cooperation of our customers and the innovative thinking of our operations team, we've trimmed the number of boxes on terminal to allow for more efficient container handling and faster vessel service," said GPA board chairman Joel Wooten. "Additionally, crews are working every day to build the new container yard and dock space that will keep commerce flowing."

On other sites, GPA has activated four flexible "pop-up" container yards near manufacturing and distribution centre. The sites in Atlanta, Savannah, Statesboro, and Murray County in Northwest Georgia are expected to bring cargo closer to customers and reduce the length of container storage time at the Port of Savannah.

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