Georgia Ports Authority

06/11/2026

Ocean Terminal upgrades 55% complete—expanding capacity, adding two berths, and strengthening Savannah’s cargo flow.

Discover more: https://gaports.com/press-releases/gpas-ocean-terminal-renovation-now-55-percent-complete/

Project enhances truck access, increases port capacity, by adding two berths SAVANNAH, Ga., June 11, 2026 – Renovations at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal have passed the halfway mark. The nearly $1.6 billion project will allow the 200-acre facility to grow its annual container capacity fr...

06/08/2026

Georgia Ports’ Green Team joined partners—Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Logistec, Subaru, and Keep Golden Isles Beautiful—bringing 35 volunteers together to collect 125 bags of trash from Brunswick highways on World Environment Day.

06/04/2026

The GPA Trucker App makes it easier for drivers to do business at Georgia Ports—with faster gate entry and shorter turn times to move cargo efficiently.

Discover more and download the app: https://gaports.com/press-releases/gpa-trucker-app-streamlines-driver-experience/

Container locations, digital gate tickets ease on-terminal process SAVANNAH, Ga., June 4, 2026 – More people are downloading the GPA Trucker mobile app. Since its roll-out in October 2025, enrollment has grown from fewer than 900 to more than 4,000 users, according to the Georgia Ports Authority. ...

05/28/2026

Frozen poultry exports in Savannah jumped 8.5% as the nation’s leading gateway port for poultry to global markets.

Read More: https://gaports.com/press-releases/frozen-poultry-exports-up-8-5-percent-at-georgia-ports/

05/27/2026

Atlanta-based JAMES Magazine awards Georgia Ports President and CEO Griff Lynch ‘Georgian of the Year’

JAMES Magazine hosted their annual “Influential Georgians” Awards reception in the Atlanta History Center. JAMES CEO Phil Kent presented the award to Griff Lynch calling him “a highly respected public servant who oversees Georgia’s important deep water coastal and inland terminal operations that are renowned not just nationally but around the world.”

05/26/2026

Georgia Ports joined over 550 industry leaders this week at the AgTC Conference in Tacoma, Washington—focused on improving agricultural supply chains through inland connectivity, stronger partnerships, and tech-driven efficiency.

(Pictured left to right: Kari Rahm, POET Bioproducts Director of International Logistics, Greg Van Brunt, GPA Regional Sales Manager, and Lauryn Brown, POET Bioproducts International Scheduler.)

05/26/2026

Georgia Ports and its employees donate $661,000 to United Way of the Coastal Empire to help strengthen families and communities across Coastal Georgia.

Read More: https://gaports.com/press-releases/georgia-ports-raises-record-661000-for-united-way/

05/25/2026

Georgia Ports salutes the men and women of our nation's armed forces, and those who gave their lives in service.

We honor and remember their commitment and sacrifice always.

05/21/2026

Georgia Ports COO Ed McCarthy elected Chairman of Washington D.C.-based, National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) Board, and SSA Marine’s Krister Holladay named Vice Chair—adding senior leadership and terminal experience to strengthen NAWE’s national efforts and partnerships.

Read more here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/national-association-of-waterfront-employers-nawe_were-pleased-to-announce-new-leadership-activity-7463197023404589056-iOUR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAkJysIBWoTUR9ev5eI483aNXelI74lLb5w

05/21/2026

Now open: Georgia Ports’ $134M Gainesville Inland Port, linking over 330 area manufacturers to the Port of Savannah’s global markets via daily Norfolk Southern rail.

Read more: https://gaports.com/press-releases/gpas-gainesville-inland-port-open-for-business/