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Georgia Victories Give Democrats Control Of Senate Washington Waves

Georgia Victories Give Democrats Control Of Senate

January 8, 2021

Washington, D.C.—Democrats completed a political trifecta by winning two Senate runoff elections in Georgia and taking control of both chambers in the new Congress, along with the White House later… Read More

Wiesemeyer: COVID-19, Close Election Determine Policy Outlook

November 23, 2020

The availability and effectiveness of a vaccine for COVID-19 will be the single biggest factor driving any economic recovery in the coming months. That was the opening message of Washington… Read More

With Election Over, Appropriations Process Resumes Washington Waves

With Election Over, Appropriations Process Resumes

November 13, 2020

Washington, D.C.—In a bid to jump-start a stalled funding process, the Republican-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee has released all 12 of its annual spending bills for fiscal year 2021. Democrats welcomed… Read More

FHA Webinar Highlights Inland Port Trends And Challenges

July 21, 2020

A “Talking Freight” webinar sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) July 15 focused on “Examining the Growth of Inland Ports.” For the purpose of the webinar, FHA defined inland… Read More

AIWA Seeks Continued Funding To Decrease Dredging Backlog

June 24, 2020

Catching up on a backlog of dredging takes time, but the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) says progress is being made. In 2016, the backlog for dredging along the waterway… Read More

Container Slowdown Allows Acceleration Of Savannah Harbor Dredging The Dredge Hampton Roads is shown maintaining a deepened channel in front of large cargo vessels docked at the Garden City Terminal of the Georgia Ports Authority May 28. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority)

The Dredge Hampton Roads is shown maintaining a deepened channel in front of large cargo vessels docked at the Garden City Terminal of the Georgia Ports Authority May 28. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority)

Container Slowdown Allows Acceleration Of Savannah Harbor Dredging

June 23, 2020

The global economic slowdown resulting from the worldwide coronavirus pandemic has provided a unique opportunity for acceleration of a major harbor-deepening project. On May 31, Corps of Engineers officials supervising… Read More

St. Louis Regional Freightway Eyes Partnership With Port Of Savannah, Ga.

June 17, 2019

The St. Louis Regional Freightway—a project of Bi-State Development formed to create a regional freight district and comprehensive authority for freight operations and opportunities within eight counties in Illinois and… Read More

Georgia Ports Authority Envisions 8 Million TEU Capacity For Port Of Savannah By 2028

October 5, 2018

At the Savannah State of the Port event September 20, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch thanked Gov. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.) for his leadership and detailed GPA’s 10-year,… Read More

Corps Begins Study Of ACT Water Supply

August 31, 2018

The Mobile Engineer District is beginning a study to evaluate potential changes to water supply in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) rivers basin. The district recently held scoping meetings on the study,… Read More

Georgia Ports Authority Sees 14 Percent Growth In March The Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah is the fourth busiest container terminal in the U.S. (Georgia Ports Authority/Stephen B. Morton)

The Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah is the fourth busiest container terminal in the U.S. (Georgia Ports Authority/Stephen B. Morton)

Georgia Ports Authority Sees 14 Percent Growth In March

April 23, 2018

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) achieved 14 percent growth in March container volumes, moving 355,208 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers. For the fiscal year to date (July-March), TEU container trade… Read More