Category: Georgia Port Authority

  • Port of Brunswick sets auto, machinery handling record

    Port of Brunswick sets auto, machinery handling record The Port of Brunswick, Ga,, now the busiest in the U.S. for vehicles and heavy equipment, handled an all-time record of 91,360 units of roll-on/roll-off cargo in March, up 18% or 14,125 units, compared to the same month last year. “More manufacturers are making Colonel’s Island a…

  • 16,828 TEU OOCL Iris sets new Port of Savannah size record

    16,828 TEU OOCL Iris sets new Port of Savannah size record The OOCL Iris became the largest capacity vessel to ever call the Port of Savannah, when it arrived at Garden City Terminal Tuesday, Feb. 25. With a maximum capacity of 16,828 twenty-foot equivalent container units, the OOCL Iris is 1,204 feet long and 167…