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In Brunswick, Colonel's Island Terminal handled 649,550 units of cars, trucks and machinery, an increase of 10.6 per cent.

"The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) not only powers economic success in the state, it has served as an example to the nation in solving the supply chain crisis," said Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.

The Port of Savannah has experienced 12 consecutive months of record container growth. December was no exception, with a record 465,000 TEU handled, and an all-time high of 312,000 truck gate moves.

Counting roll-on/roll-off cargo handled via Ocean Terminal in Savannah, GPA moved a total of 668,166 units, an increase of 11 per cent or 65,400 units.

In intermodal rail, the Port of Savannah grew by 10 per cent in 2021, topping 538,000 container lifts, or nearly one million TEU, a record.

The addition of nine working tracks in November expanded the Port of Savannahs rail lift capacity to two million TEU per year, an immediate increase of 30 per cent. The expanded rail yard allows Savannah to build and receive six 10,000-foot long trains simultaneously, speeding the flow of international trade to and from the nation's third busiest container gateway.

"Our expanded rail and yard capacity, along with new operational practices, allowed GPA to overcome serious headwinds in the international supply chain," said GPA executive director Griff Lynch.

"The team - including our GPA employees, the International Longshoremen's Association, stevedores, shipping lines, pilots, motor carriers and rail - came together to handle an unprecedented level of business last year."