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News Articles: Port of Brunswick

Georgia Ports Authority executive director Griff Lynch speaks at the 2023 State of the Port event on Thursday at the Savannah Convention Center.

Raise the bridge, deepen the harbor: Savannah port leader says more room needed for ships

The Port of Savannah expects to handle 65% more cargo in 2035.

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In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, a vessel is loaded with containers by a ship to shore crane at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal, on Oct. 21, 2021, in Savannah, Ga.

Georgia ports had their 2nd-busiest year despite a decline in retail cargo

The Georgia Ports Authority said Tuesday that the Port of Savannah handled 5.4 million container units of imports and exports in the 2023 fiscal year that ended June 30.

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A Georgia Ports Authority police truck is parked at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal.

Georgia port police would be granted more power under bill passed by Legislature

Georgia Ports Authority police officers could make arrests up to 1 mile outside of the ports of Savannah and Brunswick.

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The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

‘The perfect time to double down’: What the Port of Savannah's expansion means for Georgia's economy

Tens of thousands of new jobs could come from Ocean Terminal's overhaul, which will see it deal entirely in container shipping.

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Port of Brunswick

Georgia, US agency sign expansion plan for Brunswick harbor

The Georgia Ports Authority and a federal agency are working on a big expansion of the state-operated seaport in Brunswick.

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Brightly colored shipping containers fill the Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah

Busy Port of Savannah sees relief at Atlanta's Hulsey Yard, three other offsite facilities

East Atlanta's Hulsey Yard will help avoid more than 500 roundtrip truck miles per box, with anticipated volumes of 1,200 containers per month. The move is aimed at easing the nation's supply chain crunch.

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The 255-foot-tall crane vessel VB 10,000 sits astride what remains of the shipwreck of the Golden Ray in the St. Simons Sound in early May. The 656-foot-long car carrier overturned Sept. 8, 2019, while heading out to sea with a cargo of 4,200 vehicles. Four sections have been removed, sheared off by a massive anchor chain muscled up through the shipwreck’s steel exterior and 12 interior decks by the VB 10,000’s powerful system of winches and pulleys.

Georgia Today: Fragile Coast Further Threatened After Fire Aboard The Golden Ray Shipwreck

It's been nearly two years since crews began clearing a massive shipwreck from St. Simons Sound. Last week, the already dangerous cleanup operation got even more complex when what's left of the cargo ship caught fire. On the latest Georgia Today podcast, host Steve Fennessy and guest Larry Hobbs, a reporter with The Brunswick News, bring us the latest on the Golden Ray cleanup effort and how it could affect the state's coastal environment.

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A woman points from a boat, and a man looks, at the wreck of the Golden Ray in St. Simon's Sound

Responders, Environmentalists Brace For Possible Oil From Capsized Ship

More than a year after the cargo ship Golden Ray capsized in the St. Simons Sound on its way out of the Port of Brunswick, most of it is still sitting in the water. Salvage crews are cutting it up, as they and environmental groups anxiously watch for a possible oil spill.

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A crane positions the 16th and final lifting lug onto the hull of the motor vessel Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, June 3, 2020.

Testimony Shows Cargo Ship Golden Ray Was Top-Heavy When It Capsized

Public hearings on the capsizing of the cargo ship Golden Ray concluded Tuesday.

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Federal, state and local agencies are working to stabilize the Golden Ray cargo ship so that the search for four missing crew members can continue.

Cargo Ship Overturns Near Port Of Brunswick, 4 Sailors Still Missing

The U.S. Coast Guard says rescuers are still searching for the remaining four crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near St. Simons Island Sunday...

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A capsized cargo ship is seen near a port on the Georgia coast, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019.

All Crew Members Rescued From Capsized St. Simons Cargo Ship

UPDATE 6:22 p.m.: The fourth crew member has been rescued from the capsized vessel in St. Simons Sound, meaning all the crew members are accounted for.

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