Georgia Ports on the East Coast of the United States handled 494,261 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) in October, an increase of 10% year-on-year or more than 45,000 TEUs.

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) said it was the third busiest October on record for GPA after 2021 and 2022 when more than half a million TEUs crossed the docks at the Port of Savannah.

"Despite the cargo increases this year, many customers continue to divert to the US West Coast while the contract negotiations are ongoing," said Griff Lynch, president and CEO of Georgia Ports.

GPA noted that terminal velocity is "exceptional" with containers connecting from vessel to rail in one day.

The on-terminal Mason Mega Rail facility also provides rail service to customers via both Norfolk Southern and CSX.

Record October trade through the Appalachian Regional Port helped boost GPA's performance with an October high of 3,666 rail lifts at the Northwest Georgia inland port, up 4.4%.

For the first four months of the fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-Oct. 31, 2024), GPA has moved 1.9 million TEUs, up 211,320 or 12.3%.

In autos and high/heavy machinery, GPA noted that Colonel's Island handled 68,569 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo in October and 300,647 RoRo units fiscal year-to-date, up 10.6%.