SAVANNAH, GA, USA – On October 20, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), a World Trade Center Savannah partner, held their annual State of the Brunswick Ports Luncheon at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. During the luncheon, GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz announced a $152 million capital improvement plan. The money will be delegated to different projects to maintain and expand on the success of the internationally accessed Brunswick ports. 

The Brunswick ports have experienced a compound average annual growth rate of 12.8 percent over the past 10 years. One major project included in the capital improvement plan, is the addition of a fourth berth to serve the rolling cargo. A permit request has been submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the new berth, and Foltz said he hopes to begin construction next year. The announced investment plan will follow a more recently completed $2.7 million plan, which included the addition of 9,000 feet of track to Brunswick’s Anguilla Rail Yard. The Brunswick Anguilla Rail Yard handles exports for Mercedes, Volkswagen and Toyota. In 2014, the Brunswick ports saw growth in auto importers including General Motors, KIA, Land Rover, Subaru and BMW. High growth exporters in 2014 included Volkswagen, Nissan, Honda and Toyota. 

For additional information, please contact Kathleen Henry, Manager of Trade Services and Research at WTC Savannah, at khenry@wtcsavannah.org.

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