Port of Savannah Passes 1 Million Container Mark in First of Quarter of Fiscal Year

The port's continued success points to a myriad of reasons, most of them the result of innovation that has brought about a sea change in what was once a sleepy Southern harbor.

October 27, 2017

Business in Savannah

Georgia Ports Authority

Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah.

Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah.

In July, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch reported a record Fiscal 2017 to his board—3.8 million containers and $373 million in revenues for the period ending June 30.

Last week, Lynch reported that the Port of Savannah had hit another milestone, moving more than 1 million TEUs across Garden City Terminal in the first quarter of FY2018, which ended Sept. 30.

Lynch pointed to a myriad of reasons for the port's continued success, most of them the result of innovation that has brought about a sea change in what was once a sleepy Southern harbor.

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