The Port of Savannah experienced nearly 20-percent growth in throughput for 2010, setting a new record for the Georgia Ports Authority.
"Consumer spending remained strong during December and marked the end of an exceptional calendar year," said Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) executive director Curtis Foltz. "The impressive monthly total was significant considering the pronounced peak season and last year's efforts to replenish depleted inventory stocks. Our volume growth in the balance of FY2011 will depend on the ability of the economic recovery to outpace the levels experienced during the first half of 2010."
For the first time, the Port of Savannah's volume exceeded 2.8 million TEUs in 2010. Strong export volume outpaced imports with a record 1,488,670 TEUs, which comprised 52.8 percent of Savannah's total throughput.
Moving approximately 1,000 loads of frozen poultry each week, the Port of Savannah handles more containerised poultry than any other port in the nation and the most refrigerated containerised exports on the US East Coast.
"As a beacon for the state's commitment to economic expansion, our ports provide a foundation for our economy that guides new opportunities to Georgia and the Southeast," said Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. "We are poised to strengthen our global leadership position thanks to the deepwater ports in Savannah and Brunswick."
The Port of Brunswick continued to post double-digit increases in auto/machinery units with 40,537 units for December 2010, which represents a 21.5-percent increase compared with December 2009 and ends the first half of the fiscal year with an overall increase of 52.2 percent. |
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Source: cargonewsasia
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