Port of Savannah Exports up 4%

The Port of Savannah moved 529,523 twenty-foot equivalent (TEUs) container units in August, which was flat with less than a 1% decline compared to the same month last year. 

Export loads totaled 117,242 TEUs in August, up nearly 4,700 TEUs or 4.2%. Import loads totaled 265,859, up approximately 3,800 TEUs or 1.5%.
 
“Asia weather and Panama Canal water levels are being felt in August supply chains. For September, we are seeing strong numbers on the water and the Suez Canal seems to be picking up,” says Griff Lynch, CEO of Georgia Ports Authority. “The customer demand is present for Savannah, however typhoons in Asia and El Nino in Panama are affecting volumes.”
 

Key takeaways:

·        The Georgia Ports Authority handled 1.03 million TEUs in July and August, which is up 2.2% or 22,537 TEUs compared to the same period last year.

·        Garden City Terminal in Savannah, Ga., achieved truck turn times of 43 minutes for dual import-export transactions last month, shaving 6.5 minutes off its previous six-month average. Nearly 80% of Savannah’s truck transactions are dual moves. 15,000 truck gate transactions are handled between 4 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays. 

·        August was a record month for the Appalachian Regional Port (ARP), with volumes up 10% compared to August 2025. For the first two months of the fiscal year, the ARP is up more than 25% over the same period last year.