Georgia

Georgia

North American East Coast Regional Market Shares. Source: Individual Ports
Mid-Atlantic Ports Pick Up Market Share

Press Releases

FMCSA shuts down trucking companies in IL, GA
Trucking Logistics
GPA recognized for tree preservation
Georgia Ports Authority
Ralph Henderson Named Executive Director of National Logistics & Distribution Conference
International Logistics
State of Georgia names new Centers of Innovation leaders
Regulation & Policy
Nordic moves a cold 20 million pounds of cargo
Logistics Providers
ASF Logistics Account Executive Appointed to Savannah Traffic Club Board
Logistics Providers
Panama Canal Authority Board of Directors’ Chairman Hears Savannah Update
Port of Savannah
SBS Worldwide's Accounting Department Moves to Atlanta
Logistics Providers

Drayage demand at record levels in Southeast amid import surge

04 Jun 2021
Drayage capacity from Southeastern US ports is so low right now that ocean carriers, NVOCCs, and shippers are scouring to locate small truck carriers on the spot market and paying extra to get their loads hauled.
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US railroads tightening free time at inland terminals
01 Jun 2021
BNSF will adjust its free time calculations on June 7, tightening the window for shippers to pick up containers that are made available after 5:00 p.m., just two weeks after Norfolk Southern slashed its free time clock.
Southeast chassis pool must ‘evolve’ to meet surging demand: port authorities
20 May 2021
Although the Port of Charleston will be leaving the regional chassis pool in the Southeast, port officials in Savannah, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; and Wilmington, North Carolina, remain optimistic that they can upgrade the fleet with safer, modern equipment.
FMC to take deeper look at Evergreen detention case
28 Apr 2021
A detention case involving Evergreen Shipping, Yamaha Motor, and a drayage provider is drawing the attention of the Federal Maritime Commission, which is reviewing the application of its detention and demurrage rules.
Rail delays stymie exporters in Memphis
22 Mar 2021
Exporters and trucking companies are battling delays on Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation in Memphis, causing loaded containers going to Charleston and Savannah to idle for days.
Savannah cargo flow improving despite record Asia import surge: GPA
11 Feb 2021
Volume has jumped more than 20 percent for three consecutive months in Savannah, which has slowed the supply chain for some shippers but not nearly as much as in Southern California.
US East Coast chassis providers weathering cargo surge
07 Jan 2021
The chassis network on the East Coast has held up during the recent import surge due to better communication and data, and more reliable equipment.
Import surge at Southeast ports tightens chassis availability
10 Dec 2020
Volume in Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia is rising quickly, including an all-time container record in Savannah and Norfolk in November, due to continuing demand for furniture and appliances.
Savannah gets export boost from new A&R Logistics resin plant
01 Dec 2020
A&R Logistics opened a resin packaging plant in Georgia last week more than a month ahead of schedule, and along with its new South Carolina facility will contribute a combined 100,000 TEU of new volume at the ports of Charleston and Savannah annually.
Georgia Ports wants to expand inland port as volumes soar
29 Oct 2020
The Appalachian Regional Port has been more successful than port officials hoped, so the Georgia Ports Authority wants money to develop more land to store containers.
New Savannah distribution centers to drive medical, e-commerce volumes
22 Oct 2020
Three new import beneficial cargo owners will be using the port of Savannah in 2021, just one part of a thriving industrial real estate market in Savannah that has been resistant to economic downturn related to the COVID-19 pandemic.