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Savannah, Charleston battle for Panama trade
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TWO rival US south eastern ports, Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina are butting heads to get a bigger slice of increased volumes through the expanded Panama Canal.
So far Savannah is very much in the lead with a May throughput of 361,029 TEU versus the 197,437 TEU Charleston lifted last month.
Savannah handled three million tons of cargo in May, an increase of 8.9 per cent or 247,671 tons compared the same month last year.
In Charleston May volume was 8.2 per cent year on year nearly surpassing the all-time of 199,659 TEU in March.
Since the port's fiscal year began in July, the South Carolina Port Authority's (SCPA) container volume is 2.3 per cent higher than the same period last year.
Said GPA executive director Griff Lynch: "Our May numbers reflect strong performances in breakbulk and containerised trade, showing growing global demand for both retail goods and manufacturing inputs."
Last month was GPA's busiest May ever and the second busiest month in the Port of Savannah's history, moving a total of 361,029 TEU, an increase of 3.1 per cent or 10,924 TEU.
For the fiscal year to date, the Port of Savannah has achieved an 8.3 per cent year-on-year increase to 290,422 TEU. Through May, the GPA has moved 3.8 million TEU.
"The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to have the most successful year in its history, on a number of fronts," said GPA chairman Jimmy Allgood.
In Charleston, May TEU volume was 8.2 per cent higher than the same month last year. Since the fiscal year began in July, SCPA's container volume is 2.3 per cent higher than the same period last year.
Said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome: "The port has handled record container volumes despite having only two-thirds of our berth capacity in operation for over 800 days. We look forward to simultaneously handling two ships of 14,000 TEU or above in the near future with significant berth productivity."
So far Savannah is very much in the lead with a May throughput of 361,029 TEU versus the 197,437 TEU Charleston lifted last month.
Savannah handled three million tons of cargo in May, an increase of 8.9 per cent or 247,671 tons compared the same month last year.
In Charleston May volume was 8.2 per cent year on year nearly surpassing the all-time of 199,659 TEU in March.
Since the port's fiscal year began in July, the South Carolina Port Authority's (SCPA) container volume is 2.3 per cent higher than the same period last year.
Said GPA executive director Griff Lynch: "Our May numbers reflect strong performances in breakbulk and containerised trade, showing growing global demand for both retail goods and manufacturing inputs."
Last month was GPA's busiest May ever and the second busiest month in the Port of Savannah's history, moving a total of 361,029 TEU, an increase of 3.1 per cent or 10,924 TEU.
For the fiscal year to date, the Port of Savannah has achieved an 8.3 per cent year-on-year increase to 290,422 TEU. Through May, the GPA has moved 3.8 million TEU.
"The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to have the most successful year in its history, on a number of fronts," said GPA chairman Jimmy Allgood.
In Charleston, May TEU volume was 8.2 per cent higher than the same month last year. Since the fiscal year began in July, SCPA's container volume is 2.3 per cent higher than the same period last year.
Said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome: "The port has handled record container volumes despite having only two-thirds of our berth capacity in operation for over 800 days. We look forward to simultaneously handling two ships of 14,000 TEU or above in the near future with significant berth productivity."