Business is brisk at the state's four ports, as record-setting numbers reflect their growing contribution to the state's economy.
The Georgia Ports Authority says records are being set at each of the state's four port terminals. Last year, the ports of Savannah, Brunswick, Bainbridge and Columbus collectively handled more than 21 million tons of cargo. At the Port of Savannah, business is up nearly 15 percent for the fiscal year ending 2007, with more than 2 million containers going through Savannah during the same period.
Robert Morris is with the Georgia Ports Authority. Fueling Savannah's growth says Morris, is a weak U-S dollar coupled with a growing international demand for Georgia made products. But, there are other reasons as well.
"The port of Savannah has been able to have the labor and infrastructure needed to make more international shippers want to come in and out of Georgia."
Savannah is now the fourth busiest and fastest growing container terminal in the United States. And, it's the east coast entry point for such major names as Target and Ikea. The state's ports and terminals provide nearly 300-hundred thousand jobs and contribute nearly 15 million dollars to the state's economy.
The Georgia Ports Authority says records are being set at each of the state's four port terminals. Last year, the ports of Savannah, Brunswick, Bainbridge and Columbus collectively handled more than 21 million tons of cargo. At the Port of Savannah, business is up nearly 15 percent for the fiscal year ending 2007, with more than 2 million containers going through Savannah during the same period.
Robert Morris is with the Georgia Ports Authority. Fueling Savannah's growth says Morris, is a weak U-S dollar coupled with a growing international demand for Georgia made products. But, there are other reasons as well.
"The port of Savannah has been able to have the labor and infrastructure needed to make more international shippers want to come in and out of Georgia."
Savannah is now the fourth busiest and fastest growing container terminal in the United States. And, it's the east coast entry point for such major names as Target and Ikea. The state's ports and terminals provide nearly 300-hundred thousand jobs and contribute nearly 15 million dollars to the state's economy.
