Cargo surge amid tariff turmoil drives the Port of Savannah to its 2nd busiest year Retailers rushing to stock up before expected tariffs have boosted the Port of Savannah to its second-busiest year The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025
Longshoremen from Maine to Texas appear likely to go on strike, seaport CEO says The chief executive in charge of Georgia's two busy seaports says a strike by dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts seems likely next week The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
Georgia seaport closes gap with Baltimore, the top US auto port The Georgia Ports Authority says it moved a record number of automobiles across its docks in the 2024 fiscal year, bringing it neck-and-neck with the top U.S. auto port The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
Georgia's auto port has its busiest month ever after taking 9,000 imports diverted from Baltimore The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge of auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its busiest month ever for car and truck shipments The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Ships line up at Port of Savannah with cargo diverted from West Coast The line of ships waiting at anchor at the Port of Savannah is back to record lengths, partly because so much cargo has been diverted from the West Coast to avoid any labor-related disruptions, officials said Tuesday. Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022
Savannah port breaks cargo records amid import surge The Port of Savannah saw record-breaking cargo volumes this past fiscal year amid a surge in imports and West Coast backlogs that prompted shippers to reroute goods to the East Coast The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022
Savannah port has record April as some ships switch from West Coast The Port of Savannah had its busiest April on record, handling nearly a half-million 20-foot containers — nearly one of every nine passing through an American port, according to officials at the Georgia Ports Authority. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022