The Port of Savannah handled 4.8 million TEUs in the calendar year 2025 through October, representing an increase of 183,250 TEUs, or 4%. The monthly volume in October totaled 452,934 TEUs, a decrease of 8.4%, or 41,325 TEUs, compared to the same month in 2024.
The Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick handled 72,234 units of automobiles and heavy machinery in October, representing an increase of 3,700 units (5.4%) compared to the same month last year. In the year 2025 through October, Brunswick handled 689,662 units of automobiles and heavy machinery, a drop of 67,750 units (9%).
“We have been affected by the trade slowdown, so we hope that more trade agreements will be finalized and we are hopeful that the market will recover in the new year,” said Griff Lynch, President and CEO of Georgia Ports.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge Connector will open in the spring of 2026. Located 80 kilometers from Atlanta, the inland rail terminal cost 127 million dollars.
The facility will have rail service from the Port of Savannah, which will improve the supply chain for the northeast Georgia region, which has over two million inhabitants. The facility will help reduce truck traffic in Atlanta and decongest local roads affected by this corridor, thus boosting economic development.
In its first year of operation, the rail service will eliminate 52,000 truck trips through Atlanta and this growth is expected to be exponential as transport volume increases. In the future, this volume could amount to 400,000 truck trips, depending on the demand that GPA foresees. This shift to rail will also reduce CO? emissions by 90%, or 22,510 metric tons, compared to an exclusively truck route during the first year of operation.
