“In addition to that, we are hiring as quickly as we can possibly hire to handle the growth,” said Lynch. (Youth learning Equipment and Safety) program. GPA also plans on hiring another class of 10 high school graduates into their Y.E.S. Opinion: Savannah economy continues slow yet steady climb out of deep hole The port enhancements “will address the needs of port users experiencing a sharp increase in demand, while also preparing Savannah to take on additional business over the long term,” said GPA Board Chairman Will McKnight in the GPA press release.Īccording to Board Chairman Will McKnight, the increase in capacity will lead to about 83,000 new jobs in the state and about 9,500 in Chatham, Liberty, Effingham and Bryan counties.Īccording to updated information on GPA’s press release, Georgia’s deep-water ports and inland barge terminals support more than 496,700 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $29 billion in income, $122 billion in revenue and $3.4 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy. According to Lynch, that is the equivalent of an extra month of trade in terms of cargo volumes since September. Between September and February, GPA handled 2.64 million TEUs, an increase of nearly 375,000, or 16.5%, compared to the same six-month period a year ago. Last month, the Port of Savannah moved 390,804 TEUs of cargo, an increase of 7.2%, or 26,400 TEUs compared to February 2020. “The volume that we’re handling today is volume that we didn’t expect to handle until 2025,” GPA’s executive director Griff Lynch told the Savannah Morning News, “both the ILA, which is the union folks, and the GPA employees are working really hard to step up to the plate and process this cargo.” This would bring a total annual capacity of 4.7 million 20-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) to more than 6 million. After it’s busiest February ever, the Georgia Ports Authority Board on Monday approved $205 million for capital improvement projects that will increase the Port of Savannah’s container capacity by 20%.
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