News

2016

  • Largest ship ever calls on Port of Savannah - SAVANNAH, GA, USA – On July 13, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), a World Trade Center Savannah Founding Investor Partner, saw the largest ship ever to call on the Port of Savannah. The MOL vessel Benefactor has a capacity of 10,100 twenty-foot equivalent container units and is t... more

  • WTC Savannah International Business of the Year - SAVANNAH, GA, USA - On June 16, Savannah Bee Company was named the 2016 World Trade Center Savannah International Business of the Year at the Business Expo and Awards Dinner hosted by the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce and the Savannah Morning News. This award recognizes ... more

  • Savannah delegation attends Centrallia 2016 - SAVANNAH, GA, USA - On May 25 – 27, World Trade Center Savannah led a delegation to the business-to-business matchmaking forum and trade show, Centrallia 2016 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The purpose of participating in Centrallia 2016 was to honor a reciprocal agreement ma... more

  • Haifa Group Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - SAVANNAH, GA, USA – On May 5, Israeli based Haifa Group’s global leadership team and local Savannah leaders including, Trip Tollison, President and CEO of World Trade Center Savannah and the Savannah Economic Development Authority, cut the ribbon for Haifa’s new manufacturing ... more

  • French Company Locates in Coastal Georgia - SAVANNAH, GA, USA – Effingham Industrial Development Authority, a World Trade Center Savannah Founding Partner, held a ribbon cutting at the groundbreaking ceremony for the French Company, DRT. DRT has specialized in the development of rosin and turpentine extracted from pine... more

  • World Trade Center Winnipeg Visits Savannah - SAVANNAH, GA, USA – On April 4-6, World Trade Center Savannah (WTC Savannah), in partnership with WTC Savannah Platinum Partner, Georgia Power, welcomed Canadian delegates from the World Trade Centre Winnipeg (WTC Winnipeg) for a business development and trade mission. The eve... more

  • Irish delegation visits Savannah, Georgia - SAVANNAH, GA, USA – On March 14 - 17, World Trade Center Savannah and the Center for Irish Research and Teaching (CIRT) of Georgia Southern University (GSU) welcomed a delegation from Ireland. The delegation included Government Chief Whip, Paul Kehoe, Minister of State in the ... more

  • WTC Savannah wraps up February programs - SAVANNAH, GA, USA – World Trade Center Savannah hosted two Global Education Programs in the month of February. On February 4, WTC Savannah hosted “The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)” and on February 17, “The Fiscal Impact vs. The Economic Impact in Foreign-Direct Inves... more

  • Bram Industries Hosts Ribbon Cutting in Savannah - SAVANNAH, GA, USA – On Jan. 13, Bram Industries held a ribbon cutting in celebration of the opening of Bramli USA, their first United States facility in Savannah. The company made the announcement at the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) May 12, 2015 board of dire... more

  • World Trade Center Savannah receives EB-5 status - SAVANNAH, GA, USA  – On Jan. 8, World Trade Center Savannah and the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) received approval by the U.S Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) to designate the Savannah World Trade Center for Investment (SWTCI) as a certified EB-5 Regio... more