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years had been funded and completed involving the clearing of
more acreage for container storage, as well seeing the increased
berth capacity and the addition
of a new container terminal.
Furthermore, I was told the
construction of the Mason Mega
Rail facility increased the number of on-port railroad tracks
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from eight to 18, doubling Savannah’s rail capacity to 2 million
containers per year.
Millions of dollars in federal
grants have helped fund new rail
operations to assist customers in
moving their containers from the
Savannah port to final destinations faster— and that helps ease
storage congestion.
Chief Communications Officer
Tom Boyd further explained that
the GPA and its employees work
with International Longshoremen’s Association members who
load and unload cargo. “You can
see there’s a lot of moving parts,”
Boyd said, “We’re true partners in
making this engine work.”
In many ways, Lynch is the
ideal leader in the maritime
industry to be the GPA’s captain
during this time of continuing expansion and staying competitive
with capital improvements that
blend federal and port-generated
money.
Last year was the second
busiest year ever, moving nearly 5.7 million 20-foot equivalent
container units of cargo. As the
fastest port in the country for ship
to rail, moving containers in only
22 hours, shippers recognize the
value in using the ports.
