Case Study: Georgia Ports Authority

In the competitive world of marine container terminal operations, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) stands out as one of the industry's real success stories. Since the late 1990s, the US East Coast port has grown its container handling operations by more than 230%, transforming its Garden City Terminal (GCT) in Savannah into the fourth largest container port in the USA.

Forecasting a long-term trend for US retailers to diversify their shipping routes, rather than rely purely on transpacific services through West Coast ports, GPA has capitalised on its natural assets – deep water, proximity to major inland consumer markets, good road and rail connections, and plenty of available land – to develop a shipper-friendly import gateway.

Benefits

• Gate trouble transactions reduced from 10% down to 3% or less.
• More productive working conditions for RTG operators.
• Real time data trail for truck movements through the terminal.
• Truck turn times down by an average of 10-11% per call.