Savannah Chamber

47 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2018 Economic Trends 23 Infrastructure: Port of Savannah / Georgia Ports Authority Georgia's deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 369,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $20.4 billion in income, $84.1 billion in sales and $2.3 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia's economy. The Port of Savannah The Port of Savannah is the largest single container terminal in the United States. In FY2017, it handled 3.9 million TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units) in throughput. FY2017 had the highest volume in the Port of Savannah's history. The Port of Savannah moved 8.5% of total U.S. containerized loaded cargo volume and more than 19% of the East Coast container trade. The port handled 10% of all U.S. containerized exports in FY2016. (USA Trade online) The Port of Savannah offers its customers many advantages: • The most global container services among U.S. Southeast & Gulf ports • Asian transit times as low as 22 days from Asia and 9 days from Europe • GPA is owner & operator of the largest single-terminal container facility (Garden City) in the U.S. which also features the longest contiguous dock in the U.S. – 9,693 linear feet • Largest Southeast refrigerated container import-export terminal • One-of-a-kind infrastructure featuring two intermodal container transfer facilities located on a single terminal served by CSX Transportation & Norfolk Southern Railroad • Inspection offices for U.S. Customs & Border Protection and Dept. of Agriculture are on-terminal • Immediate access to two major interstate highways – I-95 (North/South) and I-16 (East/West) • Largest concentration of retail import distribution centers (DCs) along the East Coast • Client Relations Center – one-stop customer solutions group for all port users The Georgia Ports Authority operates two deep-water terminals in Savannah – Garden City and Ocean Terminal: Garden City Terminal: • A 500-foot channel width and a secured, dedicated 1,200-acre single-terminal container facility • 1.2 million square feet of covered storage on-terminal, 53 million square feet in industrial/warehouse space off terminal, including 1 million square feet of private cold storage. Ocean Terminal: • A 200.4 -acre general cargo terminal features 5 berths totaling 3,599 linear feet • Handles RoRo, breakbulk, containers, heavy-lift and project cargo • Over 1.4 million square feet of covered storage For More Information contact the Georgia Ports Authority, www.gaports.com. 912.964.3855 / 800.342.8012 +11% -10% +8% +12% +3% -2% +5% +14% -2% +4% +19% -11% +12% +9% +1% +0% +8% +20% -1% +9% 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total Annual Container Trade (in millions): Fiscal Year 2008 to 2017 Exports Imports

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