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
Savannah
The Port of Savannah moved more container cargo in October than any other month in its history, with 413,800 twenty-foot-equivalent container units (TEU) crossing its docks, the port announced November… Read More
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
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Eastern Chapter Board annual meeting will take place October 16 to 18 in Savannah, Georgia. All meetings will be held at The Desoto Hotel, 14… Read More
May 22 is National Maritime Day, which Congress declared in 1933 to commemorate the American steamship Savannah’s 1819 voyage from the United States to England, marking the first successful crossing… Read More
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
According to a study by the University of Georgia, the state’s ports support 439,220 full- and part-time jobs, or one in 11 jobs across the state. The study, performed by… Read More
The first of Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) four new Neo-Panamax cranes came online in the third week of March, bringing GPA’s operating fleet to 27—more than any other single terminal… Read More
Capt. James Lee “Jim” Robinson, 75, of Savannah, Tenn., died October 29. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a towboat captain for Tennessee Valley Towing…. This… Read More
