We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
  • INDUSTRY PRESS ROOM
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • MEDIA FILE
  • Create Account
  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Free Newsletters
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
    • Mobile Apps
  • TRANSPORTATION
  • MATERIAL HANDLING
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • LIFT TRUCKS
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Podcast
    • Webcasts
    • Blogs
      • One-Off Sound Off
      • Global Logistics and Risk
      • Empowering Your Performance Edge
      • Analytics & Big Data
      • Submit your blog post
    • Events
    • White Papers
    • Industry Press Room
      • Upload Your News
    • New Products
      • Upload Your Product News
    • Conference Guides
    • Conference Reports
    • Newsletters
    • Mobile Apps
  • DCV-TV
    • DCV-TV 1: News
    • DCV-TV 2: Case Studies
    • DCV-TV 3: Webcasts
    • DCV-TV 4: Viewer Contributed
    • DCV-TV 5: Solution Profiles
    • MODEX 2022
    • Upload Your Video
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
    • Mobile Apps
  • TRANSPORTATION
  • MATERIAL HANDLING
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • LIFT TRUCKS
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Podcast
    • Webcasts
    • Blogs
      • One-Off Sound Off
      • Global Logistics and Risk
      • Empowering Your Performance Edge
      • Analytics & Big Data
      • Submit your blog post
    • Events
    • White Papers
    • Industry Press Room
      • Upload Your News
    • New Products
      • Upload Your Product News
    • Conference Guides
    • Conference Reports
    • Newsletters
    • Mobile Apps
  • DCV-TV
    • DCV-TV 1: News
    • DCV-TV 2: Case Studies
    • DCV-TV 3: Webcasts
    • DCV-TV 4: Viewer Contributed
    • DCV-TV 5: Solution Profiles
    • MODEX 2022
    • Upload Your Video
Home » GPA orders six more cranes in drive to make Savannah continent's most productive port
newsworthy

GPA orders six more cranes in drive to make Savannah continent's most productive port

July 24, 2017
DC Velocity Staff
No Comments

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), which runs the ports of Savannah and Brunswick, will purchase six ship-to-shore cranes to go along with the four it already has on order, additional capacity that will make Savannah the most productive containerport in North America by 2020, the port authority said today.

The six cranes, which will cost $72.5 million, will be delivered in 2020, GPA said. The four cranes that were previously ordered are expected to enter the fleet in June. By the start of the decade, GPA will have 36 cranes capable of handling 1,300 containers per hour on a single deck, a pace unmatched by any other North American terminal, the port authority said.

The 10 additional cranes will boost crane capacity by 40 percent, GPA said. Savannah is one of only four U.S. ports whose terminal operations are not controlled by private entities. The others are Houston, Norfolk, and Charleston.

In a related development, GPA handled an all-time high of 3.85 million twenty-foot equivalent (TEU) containers through Savannah in its fiscal year ending June 30, a 6.7-percent increase from prior fiscal-year results. In the second half of the 2017 fiscal year, Savannah handled just under 2 millions TEUs, an 11.6-percent increase from the year-earlier period.

In a statement, GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch said the port's volumes "continue to outpace forecasted demand." Liner companies are moving 13,000 and 14,000 TEU mega-vessels into East Coast ports "more quickly than anticipated," he said.

The Port of Brunswick handles bulk, breakbulk and roll-on, roll-off cargoes such as automobiles.

Transportation Maritime & Ocean
KEYWORDS Georgia Ports Authority
  • Related Articles

    Port of Savannah adds ship-to-shore cranes

    More Advanced, More Productive, and Most Importantly, Safe

    GPA sells 5 million square feet at Savannah

Recent Articles by DC Velocity Staff

State-of-the-art tech tools help keep the beverages flowing

Logistics gives back: August 2022

Peak Technologies and SCS merge to join forces in automatic ID and data capture sector

You must login or register in order to post a comment.

Report Abusive Comment

Most Popular Articles

  • FedEx agrees to buy 10% stake in Berkshire Grey

  • The robots are here. Now what?

  • XPO says planned spin-off will be called RXO

  • No vacancy at the warehouse

  • Shippers, battling escalating packaging costs, look for answers

Now Playing on DCV-TV

B733ed1b 0136 43ce af0c 290a6166b91b

With a freight recession likely, should your freight costs be going down?

DCV-TV 4: Viewer Contributed
With recent reports that the freight market appears to be softening, I’ve received some interesting emails and calls from logistics executives. They've shared some questions they've fielded from other C-Level executives who have seen reports from consultants or news articles and now are asking: “Why haven’t our...

FEATURED WHITE PAPERS

  • Choose the Best Auto ID Technology for Tracking RTIs

  • 8 ways your facility can benefit from Hyster Reaction

  • Why Use RFID to Track RTIs

  • THE NEW WAY TO WAREHOUSE: 4 Innovations in Automation & Robotics to Boost Warehouse Productivity

View More

Subscribe to DC Velocity Magazine

GET YOUR FREE SUBSCRIPTION
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • ADVERTISING
  • CUSTOMER CARE
  • CONTACT
  • ABOUT
  • STAFF
  • PRIVACY POLICY

Copyright ©2022. All Rights ReservedDesign, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing