The Port of Savannah handled 500,900 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, an increase of 10,565 TEUs or 2.2% compared to the same month last year.

"Three months in a row over half a million TEUs is a testament to customers' trust in Savannah," said  Griff Lynch, president and chief executive officer of Georgia Ports Authority (GPA).

"I'd like to thank GPA employees and our partners at Gateway Terminals and the International Longshoremen's Association for delivering world-class supply chain efficiency, even during market disruptions."

Last month was Savannah's second busiest May on record, exceeded only by May 2022, when container volumes reached nearly 519,400 TEUs.

Lynch said Georgia Ports has brought on new capacity to give port customers greater flexibility in timing supply chain movements.

"Garden City Terminal West was specifically built for long-term storage for import and export cargo," he said. "Our customers tell us they have been looking for a service option like this to manage supply chain speed fluctuations."

The facility is directly adjacent to Garden City Terminal, the single largest container terminal in the Western Hemisphere.

Kent Fountain, chairman of the board at Georgia Ports, noted that the port master plan's US$4.5 billion investment over the next ten years is designed to keep the port ready for the changing future needs of customers.

"Port infrastructure is a long-term investment that has a significant economic impact for Georgia, and we're proud to serve our customers with the most competitive port operations in the nation," he said.

GPA said its infrastructure investment over the last ten years has been US$3.2 billion.

For the fiscal year to date (July 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025), the Port of Savannah has handled 5.3 million TEUs, an increase of 493,635 TEUs or 10.3% in fiscal year 2025.

Meanwhile, GPA said May 2024 was its second busiest month on record for RoRo cargo, at 86,608 units.

For the fiscal year to date, GPA has moved 803,117 units of autos and heavy equipment, up 7,000 units or 1% compared to the same period a year ago.