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News Articles: Port of Savannah

Georgia Sen. Josh McLaurin of Atlanta, standing next to Georgia Rep. Ruwa Romman of Duluth, announces his run for lieutenant governor along downtown Savannah's riverfront on Monday, May 5, as a container ship sails toward the Port of Savannah.

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Democrat Josh McLaurin launches lieutenant governor bid, condemns tariffs near Savannah port

The Fulton County lawmaker said that Georgia's Republican leadership is kowtowing to President Donald Trump, whose tariffs McLaurin said threaten the East Coast's second-busiest container port.

May 06, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Dockworkers return to work at Port Miami, Oct. 4, 2024, in Miami, after the union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.

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US dockworkers approve 6-year contract, averting a strike

Dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts overwhelmingly approved a six-year contract Tuesday, averting the threat of a strike that could have crippled the economy.

February 27, 2025
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  • Associated Press
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

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Georgia ports head touts East Coast-leading growth, avoids tariff talk in annual 'State of the Port'

The Port of Savannah led year-over-year growth among all East and Gulf Coast ports in 2024.

February 26, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah on Sept. 24, 2024.

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  • Politics

Georgia businesses brace for Trump tariffs: 'We have to plan for reality and hope it's not'

Looming tariffs are testing an already-stretched supply chain in Savannah.

January 14, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
The container ship Adrian Maersk sails past the riverboat Georgia Queen on the Savannah River.

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  • Economy

Georgia Ports CEO ambivalent over future Trump tariffs' effect on U.S. trade

Looming tariffs are casting uncertainty over trade at Georgia's two ports.

December 03, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Ship to shore cranes work the container ship CMA CGM Laperouse at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga.

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The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers. The International Longshoremen's Association is demanding higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and trucks that are used in the loading or unloading of freight at 36 U.S. ports.

October 03, 2024
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  • Associated Press
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

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  • Economy

Ports of Savannah and Brunswick at standstill as workers go on strike amid coast-wide walkout

The International Longshoremen's Association is seeking a new six-year contract with an alliance of port employers.

October 01, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Macon Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization seeks input on freight issues to plan for 2050. (Liz Fabian/Macon Newsroom)

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Have issues with tractor-trailers and freight trains? Time to speak up

Nearly half a million cargo units passed through the Port of Savannah in May and many of them came through Middle Georgia. Macon Area Transportation Study seeks public input in new survey to help meet the challenges of moving goods through 2050.

July 15, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
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.

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Port of Savannah reports 22% growth in containers

A strengthening retail market and new customers are combining to drive growth at the Port of Savannah. The port handled 490,330 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last month, up 22% compared to May of last year, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Thursday.

June 14, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Colonial Gas sign

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  • Environment

‘There will be consequences’: EPA set to settle with Savannah oil company amid Clean Air Act lawsuit

Colonial Oil would pay a $2.8 million fine and spend $12.2 million on renewable fuel credits, under a proposed settlement.

April 11, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

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  • Economy

‘Our residents can feel safe’: Savannah mayor expects port uptick after Baltimore bridge disaster

Both of Georgia's seaports could see an influx of cargo traffic, amid the Port of Baltimore's indefinite closure.

March 27, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
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.

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Georgia officials pushing to study another deepening of Savannah's harbor get a key endorsement

Georgia officials asking the federal government to study another deepening of Savannah's harbor have picked up a key endorsement in Congress. Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri threw his support behind the study Monday while visiting the Port of Savannah.

March 26, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
In this June, 19, 2018 photo, several ship to shore cranes stack shipping containers on-board the container ship Maersk Semarang at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga. The Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday, July 30, 2019, that its ports at Savannah and Brunswick handled a record 37.5 million tons (34 million metric tons) of cargo in the 2019 fiscal year that ended June 30. That's a 4.2% increase over the previous year.

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$1 million in stolen cargo discovered in warehouse near Georgia port

Authorities in Georgia say they discovered an estimated $1 million worth of stolen cargo inside a warehouse a few miles from Savannah's busy seaport. 

February 29, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Port of Brunswick

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Georgia seaports handled a record number of automobiles in 2023 while container trade dropped 16%

The Georgia Ports Authority says it handled a record number of automobiles on its docks last year. The state agency reported Tuesday that more than 775,000 autos and heavy machinery units moved through the Port of Brunswick in the 2023 calendar year.

January 30, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A Nissan Rogue exits the bay of the vehicle carrier Neptune Ace at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia.

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  • Business

‘Ro-ro’ your boat to Georgia: Why the state sees a lucrative future in automotive shipping

The rural Port of Brunswick is trying to overtake the Port of Baltimore as the top “roll-on/roll-off” port in the U.S.

January 24, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
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