The continued surge of trade through the state’s ports has meant a parallel increase in their impact on the Georgia economy, according to a report to be issued Tuesday. The report, commissioned by the Georgia Ports Authority, concludes that the ports — Savannah and Brunswick — support 561,000 jobs across the state, according up from to an economic impact study by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. That number is up from 496,700 jobs two years ago…

No Savannah sight mesmerizes quite like a fully loaded container ship slipping by the River Street waterfront. That’s saying something in a town littered with centuries-old oak trees dripping with Spanish moss and historic architectural marvels. The freighters cause so many double takes. Akin to skyscrapers tipped on their sides, the gargantuan ships have a surreal quality about them as…

Savannah’s population and development boom of the past year is not the result of a pandemic fluke. It’s the culmination of more than 50 years of population growth, economic development and port expansions, according to Jeff Humphreys, an economist with the University of Georgia Terry College of Business who’s studied the economic impact of the Georgia Ports Authority for more than 30 years…

The congestion is raising costs and adding complications for importers managing the flow of goods in a fragile U.S. economy. Port bottlenecks that have tied up U.S. supply chains are spreading from the docks to the country’s freight rail networks, raising costs and adding new shipping complications for importers trying to manage the flow of goods. Some retailers are waiting weeks to move cargo by train out of Southern California’s ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, while others are giving up on the railroads and shifting shipments of furniture, apparel and other consumer…

ATLANTA — If you are heading back to work or school on Monday after spring break, make sure you give yourself enough time to deal with traffic on the roads. Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic kept people home instead of out working, shopping and socializing, the Georgia Department of Transportation says traffic on our highways and interstates is now mostly back to normal. Natalie Dale with the Georgia Department of Transportation watches patterns on Georgia interstates and highways very closely and has been zeroing in on traffic volume since the pandemic began…

At today’s Savannah State of the Port, Griff Lynch, Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) executive director, unveiled plans to expand the port’s container capacity by 60 percent. The enhancements will bring the Port of Savannah’s annual capacity from 6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units to 9.5 million TEUs by 2025. “Our expansion is being matched by incredible growth in both warehouse space and workforce,” Lynch said. “The public and private investment that we’re seeing, as well as the number of people being drawn to the business, make Savannah the hottest market in the country for…

Georgia Ports Authority to expand container capacity even as supply chain pressures ease Storage space to increase on terminal; pop-up yards coming online across the Southeast, including at Savannah’s Norfolk Southern Dillard Yard Portrait of Nancy GuanNancy Guan Savannah Morning News 0:07 / 2:25 The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) continues to expand its capacity at the Port of Savannah while seeing a downward trend in the amount of containers stuck on terminal, indicating a gradual relief of the supply chain backlog. At its Monday board meeting, GPA officials detailed expediting the completion of 1.6…

On the heels of reporting the second busiest month in its history, the Georgia Ports Authority Board approved more than $34 million to help expedite an additional 1.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in capacity that will begin coming online in December. “In three months, this investment will begin to deliver the additional capacity we need to better accommodate increased volumes and demand for our services,” said Griff Lynch, executive director for the GPA. “I would like to thank our Board of Directors for their confidence in our ability to grow our existing terminals;…