Savannah, Ga. – September 2, 2010 – The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) hosted local business leaders to discuss the impact of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). The event brought more than 60 members of the local business, economic development, maritime and logistics industries.

“The Port of Savannah’s maritime, logistics and business communities agree that the Savannah Harbor must be prepared for the demands of global shipping after the Panama Canal Expansion is completed in 2014,” said GPA Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz. “With vessels like the CMA CGM Figaro already calling on the Port of Savannah, it is imperative that the SHEP is approved and remains on schedule.”

Last week, an 8,500-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessel, the CMA CGM Figaro called on the Port of Savannah. In order to more efficiently handle larger vessels, the GPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working to deepen the river from its current 42 foot depth to as much as 48 feet. This project – one of the most important and productive civil works projects in the country – will maintain and create jobs and commerce throughout the region.

“A deepened harbor means jobs for our families,” said President of ILA Local 1414 Willie Seymore. “Not just the promise of new jobs, but maintaining what we have as well. Nearly 300,000 people throughout Georgia rely on this port to deliver economic opportunity everyday.”

The SHEP is widely supported by Georgia's state leadership, which has appropriated $105 million of construction funds to date. Almost $40 million has been spent on environmental and other work associated with the SHEP, helping to ensure that all of the impacts associated with the project will be avoided, reduced or mitigated.

“The Port of Savannah sustains and creates jobs and commerce throughout the region,” said Roadlink Intermodal Logistics’ Savannah Terminal Operations Manager Sam Pena. “Our truckers rely on the Port of Savannah to efficiently handle cargo destined for locations throughout the Southeast and beyond.”

While the majority of cargo flowing through the Savannah River is delivered to one of GPA’s facilities, other area terminal operators will benefit from a deepened harbor as well. For example, the deepening provides an opportunity for the Colonial Group to expand its business.

“The impacts of a deepened harbor will enable us to accommodate larger vessels, thereby decreasing the per-ton costs of our operations,” said Colonial Group’s Vice President of Operations Bill Baker. “Lowered costs allow us to pass the savings on to our customers, and that could mean a world of difference on a tight budget.”

Even during the recession, the GPA continued its work inside the gates to prepare for future cargo demands. The GPA has been working towards a goal of doubling capacity at its Garden City Terminal to 6.5 million TEUs by 2020. These upgrades create increased productivity and the velocity of on-terminal cargo movement.

“Georgia’s ports are a vital economic engine,” said GPA Board Chairman Alec Poitevint. “The maritime, logistics, economic development and business interests represented here today have sent a strong message – that the deepening of the Savannah Harbor is essential to the health of our state’s economy.”

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 295,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site atwww.gaports.com

 Savannah, Ga. – August 27, 2010 – The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) welcomed the largest vessel ever to call on the Port of Savannah today when the 8,500-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) M/V CMA CGM Figaro docked at Garden City Terminal.

"The future of shipping is here today,” said GPA’s Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz. “The arrival of theFigaro is a view into the future of shipping between Asia and the U.S. East Coast once the new locks on the Canal become operational in 2014/2015.”

The Figaro, at nearly 1,100 feet long with a 140-foot beam, was the largest CMA CGM container ship ever to call on the United States, when it visited the U.S. West Coast in June 2010. It is one of the most technologically advanced, fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vessels in the market today and was built by Samsung Heavy Industry in South Korea.

“CMA CGM is honored to participate with the GPA in the official welcoming ceremony marking the arrival of the 8,500-TEU CMA CGM Figaro,” said Frank J. Baragona, President, CMA CGM (America) LLC. “The CMA CGM Figaro marks a new era in global container shipping capacity serving Savannah and the South Atlantic Regional markets and represents our commitment to expansion and growth in the U.S. trades.”

The Figaro is part of the Columbus Loop service, which has been calling on Savannah since June 2009. Its rotation includes Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, New York, N.Y., Norfolk, Va., Savannah, Ga., Seattle, Wash., Vancouver, Canada and Yokohama.

“The Figaro comes to us through the Suez Canal, but will be restricted in its loading capacity in Savannah from its designed draft of 49.5 feet,” said Foltz. “The Figaro is a current reminder of why the deepening of our waterways is so critical to economic and job growth for our region."

In order to more efficiently handle vessels like the Figaro, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) will deepen the river from its current 42 foot depth to as much as 48 feet. This project – one of the most important and productive civil works projects in the country – will maintain and create jobs and commerce throughout the region.

Almost $40 million has been spent on environmental and other work associated with the SHEP. The results of these studies will help to ensure that all of the impacts associated with the project will be avoided, reduced or mitigated. The SHEP is widely supported by Georgia's state leadership, which has appropriated $105 million of construction funds to date.

“The visit by CMA CGM Figaro signifies the importance of the deepening project for Georgia, the Southeast and the entire nation,” said GPA’s Chairman of the Board Alec L. Poitevint. “With 70 percent of the US population served by the East Coast ports, it is critical that our infrastructure is ready for these vessels to efficiently deliver commerce to the majority of the American population. This port has the facility and the equipment to handle the largest vessels calling on the U.S. East Coast.”

CMA CGM, based in Marseille, France, is the world’s third largest container shipping company. It operates 352 vessels on 170 shipping routes linking 150 countries.

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 295,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Senior Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site at www.gaports.com

For information about the CMA CGM Figaro contact CMA CGM (America) Marketing Assistant Michelle Gregory at (757) 961-2258 or usa.mgregory@usa.cma-cgm.com.

FACT SHEET: CMA CGM Figaro Calls on Port of Savannah

CMA CGM Figaro

• 8,500-TEU capacity; 1095 feet long and 139 feet wide; 700 refrigerated cargo electrical plugs
• It was delivered in June 2010 and is one of the most technologically advanced, fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vessels in the market today.

Columbus Loop Service

• CMA CGM is continuing to phase in 8,500-TEU vessels on the Columbus service jointly operated with Maersk (TP3) and covering the USWC/Far East/USEC trade via the Suez.
• The service has operated with 15 vessels of around 6,500-TEU capacity, but is expected to gradually increase capacity deployment through 8,000+ TEU vessels
• Columbus Loop service rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, New York, N.Y., Norfolk, Va., Savannah, Ga., Tanjung Pelepas, Hong Kong, Yantian, Shanghai, Seattle, Wash., Vancouver, Canada, Yokohama and Shanghai.

CMA CGM and the Georgia Ports Authority

• The GPA has nine CMA CGM services. The following trades reached by these services have the number of services calling on them listed in parenthesis: North Europe (4), the Mediterranean (3), Northeast Asia (2), Southeast Asia (2), Latin America/Caribbean (2), the Middle East (2), South Asia (1) and Oceania (1).
• From FY2005 through FY2010, CMA CGM trade (in TEUs) with GPA grew 352 percent and in the last FY2010 alone, that trade grew 16 percent.

Based in Marseille, France, CMA CGM is the world’s third largest container shipping company and operates 352 vessels on 170 shipping routes, linking 150 countries.

Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal

• Within the 1,200-acre terminal is a container-handling facility featuring nine contiguous berths totaling 9,693 linear feet, 23 container cranes; 12 of which are super post-Panamax capacity and 11 are post-Panamax capacity.
• Previously the largest vessel to call on the Port of Savannah was the MSC Alessia (6,732-TEUs) which first called on Garden City Terminal in January 2006.

Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

• In order to more efficiently handle vessels like the Figaro, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) will deepen the river from its current 42 foot depth to as much as 48 feet.
• This project – one of the most important and productive civil works projects in the country – will maintain and create jobs and commerce throughout the region.
• Almost $40 million has been spent on environmental and other work associated with the SHEP. The results of these studies will help to ensure that all of the impacts associated with the project will be avoided, reduced or mitigated.
• The SHEP is widely supported by Georgia's state leadership, which has appropriated $105 million of construction funds to date.

“We have set a new benchmark for monthly volume at the Port of Savannah by moving more than a quarter million TEUs in July,” said Foltz. “Our strategic planning has ensured that Georgia’s deepwater ports are poised to handle the growth demands necessary to advance economic development and opportunity. Even during the recessionary conditions experienced during the past two years, the GPA has continued to invest for the future to ensure growth can be handled more efficiently than ever.”

In July 2010, the GPA moved 251,126 TEUs, which is a 20.7-percent increase or an additional 43,040 TEUs compared with July 2009 volume. Overall tonnage for July 2010 totaled 2,203,587 tons, which was a gain of 15.6 percent or an additional 297,417 tons compared with July 2009.

“Global demand for vessel space and equipment availability remains strong in most markets with demand outpacing available capacity,” said Foltz. “However, current projections for continued strong activity into the third quarter are less certain, as we move out of this year’s upcoming holiday shopping. We continue to be cautiously optimistic as we plan for upcoming volume and remain well positioned for long-term growth and increased economic gains for our state."

At the Port of Brunswick, the movement of auto and machinery units also averaged double-digit growth for the past eight months. Colonel’s Island Terminal moved 35,789 total units in July 2010, which is an 89.3-percent increase compared with July 2009. Breakbulk volume also increased at the Port of Brunswick with Mayor’s Point posting a 25.4-percent increase.

“The strong overall performance of our ports is the product of excellent planning and hard work,” said GPA’s Chairman of the Board Alec L. Poitevint. “I commend our entire maritime community for a job well done.”

Total TEUs by Month

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 295,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Senior Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site at www.gaports.com.

Savannah, Ga. – August 13, 2010 – The Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced today that its diesel additive study yielded a five-percent reduction in fuel consumption, as well as drastically decreased emissions.

“We undertook this study as a proactive effort to reduce our environmental footprint,” said GPA’s Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz. “As we expand our operations to accommodate increased cargo, we continue to look for ways to improve efficiencies and operate in an even more environmentally-friendly manner.”

GPA’s engineering staff commissioned a study to determine whether a fuel additive would be effective in reducing pollutant emissions and increasing engine fuel efficiency for its diesel equipment fleet. WPC of Savannah, Ga., was contracted to conduct the test and provide analysis. This large-scale test studied two of the most widely used container-handling equipment at the Port of Savannah.

“We were pleasantly surprised to see these dramatic results said GPA’s Senior Director of Engineering and Facilities Maintenance Wilson Tillotson. “With the large-scale nature of this study, we are confident the additive will yield an improvement in fuel efficiency and a significant reduction in emissions.”

In January 2010, the GPA conducted a baseline monitoring for its diesel vehicle fleet at Garden City Terminal. The study included a diesel vehicle fleet of 64 rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) and 40 jockey trucks. Baseline monitoring consisted of collecting emissions and fuel consumption data with all vehicles using ultra-low-sulfur diesel without the additive.

For emissions monitoring, the test measured the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) criteria pollutants: nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter. Fuel consumption and operating hours were measured to develop a consumption rate in gallons per hour.

“The intent of the fuel additive is to yield a more complete and efficient fuel combustion,” said Joseph R. Ross, Jr., Senior Associate and Environmental Department Manager with WPC. “By increasing the combustion efficiency, not only are fuel savings evident, the formation of criteria air pollutants is also reduced. These reductions will benefit all of Chatham County by reducing pollutant concentrations and helping to maintain compliance with state and federal attainment criteria.”

The result of the study indicated a decrease of approximately five percent in fuel consumption. Reductions in EPA criteria pollutants were more significant. Particulate matter reductions averaged as high as 71 percent, while nitrogen dioxide decreased as much as 20 percent and carbon monoxide decreased an average of 19 percent. The study did not produce conclusive results regarding the impact of the additive on sulfur dioxide emissions. However, GPA’s conversion in 2008 to ultra-low-sulfur diesel reduced the total sulfur content by 99 percent.

“The results are proof-positive that these additives work,” said Tillotson. “We plan to continue using fuel additives for all diesel consumed on GPA property.”

Through the GPA’s crane electrification, use of refrigerated container racks, upcoming RTG repower project and use of fuel additives, the Port of Savannah will avoid use of more than 4.5 million gallons of fuel annually.

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 295,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Senior Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site at www.gaports.com.

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 Savannah, Ga. – Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced today the GPA handled more than 2.63 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit containers), added new services and maintained its position as the fourth highest volume container port in fiscal year 2010.
For the month of June 2010, the GPA posted a 34-percent increase with 240,734 TEUs compared with 179,451 TEUs handled in June 2009.

“The second half of the year was particularly strong with signs of economic recovery, retail sector inventory replenishment and continued strong demand for U.S. produced products boosting export volumes,” said Foltz. “The 9.7-percent increase in TEUs for the year allowed the GPA to fully recover from decreases experienced in FY2009 and return to the record levels reached in FY2008.”

The month of June 2010 was the third highest volume overall for the GPA in terms of both TEUs and containers moved. In June 2010, the GPA moved 135,297 containers compared with 100,660 containers in June 2009. Also, during FY2010, the GPA experienced a 9.7-percent increase in total TEUs and a 7.3-percent increase in total tonnage for all terminal facilities handling a total of 24,288,789 tons.

In Brunswick, the GPA surpassed 2.3 million tons, a 15.4-percent increase compared with the previous year. Autos and machinery units at Colonel’s Island Terminal totaled 332,100 units, posting a 16.2-percent increase compared with the previous year. These volume gains can be attributed to a number of factors including a renewed consumer market for automobiles and the addition of a Mercedes-Benz USA vehicle-processing center on Colonel’s Island Terminal, which opened in January 2010.

Additionally, the Port of Brunswick recorded its best performance to date in the movement of agri-bulk cargoes in FY2010, handling more than one million tons at Colonel’s Island Terminal, a 38.7-percent increase compared with FY2009.

“I would like to thank the men and women of the GPA and the entire maritime community for making this remarkable year of growth a reality,” said GPA Chairman of the Board Alec L. Poitevint. “The commencement of the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project will help ensure our future success.”

FACT SHEET

Total Tonnage All Terminals

Total Throughput for June 2010, 2009, 2008

Total Throughput FY2010, FY2009, FY2008

Vessel Calls

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Port of Brunswick: Colonel’s Island Terminal

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 295,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Senior Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site at www.gaports.com

Upon election as Chairman Poitevint said: “I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the people of Georgia. On your watch, Steve, we have achieved great things, and I hope to follow in your large footsteps.”

“Steve Green has been a tireless advocate for the port,” said GPA’s Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz. “Thanks to his leadership, the GPA is poised to strengthen its global leadership position and strengthen the long-term interests and advantages of our region.”

Poitevint currently serves as Vice-Chairman and Director of First Port City Bank of Bainbridge. He is Chairman of American Feed Industry Insurance Company and past Chairman of the American Feed Industry Association and National Feed Ingredients Association. He serves as a Director of the Georgia Agribusiness Council and was Federal Commissioner of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Water Compact. He was a former mission member of the U.S. Agricultural Trade and Development Mission to Europe in 1990 and U.S. Delegate to World Food Summit in 2002.

“Clearly, our number-one priority is the deepening of the Savannah River channel,” said Poitevint. “I look forward to working with my fellow board members and GPA staff to enhance our role as a major economic engine of our state.”

Other Board members elected to one-year offices were James R. Lientz, Jr. of Atlanta, Vice Chairman and Roy H. Fickling of Macon, Secretary and Treasurer. Lientz served as the state of Georgia’s chief operating officer for the last seven and a half years and will return to the private sector on June 30. Fickling is the president of Fickling & Company, Inc., a regional real estate development, brokerage, management and consulting firm.

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 295,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Senior Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site atwww.gaports.com

“May was the sixth busiest month ever recorded for container throughput and continued the string of double-digit growth experienced since last December,” said Foltz. “The growth experienced in the second half of this fiscal year continues to signal improved economic recovery, retail inventory re-stocking and ongoing strength in U.S. products overseas with significant export increases.”

Overall tonnage for May 2010 reported gains of 12.4 percent, which brings the GPA’s fiscal year-to-date (July 2009 through May 2010) volume to a 6.5-percent increase compared with the same time period last year. Import growth increased during May as well, while export products and empty container repositioning also supported the extremely strong month.

At the Port of Brunswick, the movement of auto and machinery units has also experienced growth for the past six months. Colonel’s Island Terminal moved 35,873 total units in May 2010, which is an 82.4-percent increase compared with May 2009.

“It is clear just how strong an economic engine our ports have become and how that engine is helping to fuel our economic recovery,” said GPA’s Chairman of the Board Stephen S. Green. “The GPA’s focus on the future even during the economic recession is starting to pay dividends today.”

Total Containers by Month

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 295,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Senior Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site at www.gaports.com.

Savannah, Ga. – June 24, 2010 – The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been awarded a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant in conjunction with the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. The $2.72 million award will repower GPA-owned equipment with higher tier engines that reduce air emissions.

“When we officially adopted the Environmental Policy last year, the GPA made a commitment to do everything it could to conduct port operations in an environmentally sensitive and responsible manner,” said GPA’s Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz. “I’m very pleased the new engines will increase fuel efficiency by burning cleaner, emitting less pollution and reducing fuel use per container.”

Through assistance of this grant, the GPA will repower 17 of its older rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTG) from TIER I to newer, cleaner TIER III diesel engines. In addition to significant reduction in emissions as a result of upgrading to TIER III engines, these new diesels will be more fuel efficient. These diesel engines automatically switch from idle (about half of normal operating speed) to higher operating speeds and back to idle speed as needed to meet the variable load demands.

The RTG repower project, as calculated by the EPA’s Diesel Emissions Quantifier, will reduce diesel emissions 33.29 percent or 24,829 tons over the lifetime of the 17 cranes. It will also reduce fuel consumption by 129,200 gallons annually.

“Repowering takes advantage of new technology that will significantly improve the efficiency, productivity and service life of the equipment,” said GPA’s Senior Director of Engineering and Facilities Maintenance Wilson Tillotson. “These newer engines will use 70 percent of the fuel compared with the older engines, which reduces diesel emissions and our dependence on fossil fuels.”

The GPA converted its fleet of yard cranes, trucks and other container handling equipment to cleaner burning ULSD fuel in June 2008, two and a half years prior to the Federal requirement.

“EPA is proud to recognize the efforts of the Georgia Ports Authority to reduce the impact of diesel pollution and protect public health,” said EPA Acting Regional Administrator Stan Meiburg. “Emissions from diesel engines are a serious public health threat and environmental challenge, as well as a priority for EPA.”

The National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program provides funding to reduce emissions from existing diesel engines through a variety of strategies, including but not limited to: add-on emission control retrofit technologies; idle reduction technologies; cleaner fuel use; engine repowers; engine upgrades; and/or vehicle or equipment replacement; and the creation of innovative finance programs to fund diesel emissions reduction projects.

DERA was passed under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and assists states and other organizations with grants and loans to curtail diesel emissions without impeding economic development. The initiative authorized $1 billion during the next five years to help states clean up diesel fleets through upgrades and retrofits.

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support nearly 300,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Senior Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site at www.gaports.com

Savannah, Ga. – Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced today that the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal has been added to the ACL/Grimaldi West African Service and is expected to make its first call in early July 2010.

“We welcome this West African combination service to Savannah,” said Foltz. “Ocean Terminal offers a unique combination of excellent on-dock capabilities for roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro), breakbulk and containerized cargo, as well as an experienced labor force and close proximity to one of the fastest growing markets in the United States.”

The fort-nightly service is adding new combination container and Ro/Ro vessels and will have four new vessels in service by September 2010.

From Savannah, port rotation includes direct ports of Dakar, Cotonou, Lome, Lagos and Tema with feeder service to Banjul, Conakry, Freetown, Monrovia, Boma, Douala, Point Noire, Luanda, Lobito, Takoradi, San Pedro and Abidjan.

The West African service vessels are multi-purpose, so they can handle containers, breakbulk and Ro/Ro cargo like tractors and used cars (POVs). Imports will include commodities such as lumber and cocoa.

"Grimaldi has always recognized the importance of the South Atlantic to the West Africa market by offering a service jointly with ACL via Europe for the last eight years," said ACL's General Manager U.S.-West Africa Trade Erik Cole. "We are now pleased to be able to offer the only direct service from the South Atlantic to a full range of West African ports for both containers and Ro/Ro. With a frequency of every 14 days and superior transit times that only direct services can provide, we look forward to assisting in the growth of this market."

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support nearly 300,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $15.5 billion in income, $61.7 billion in revenue and $2.6 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

For additional information, please contact GPA’s Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site at www.gaports.com

 “The volume increases experienced in most commodity groups signals a continued economic recovery in most global markets,” said Foltz. “We are especially pleased that our ports are adding new jobs. I want to thank all of the men and women in the maritime industry who provide excellent value for our customers every day.”

At the Port of Brunswick, the movement of auto and machinery units has also experienced growth for the past five months. Colonel’s Island Terminal moved 33,815 total units in April 2010, which is a 75.9-percent increase compared with April 2009.

“Even during the recession, the GPA continued to add capacity and improve operations,” said GPA’s Chairman of the Board Stephen S. Green. “Our focus is on ensuring our customers continue to receive stellar services.”

Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 286,476 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $14.9 billion in income, $55.8 billion in revenue and $2.8 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

 For additional information, please contact GPA’s Director of External Affairs Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com. Visit the GPA web site at www.gaports.com.