Bwick News: Port of Bwick largest in US for autos, Auth to sink another $5B into expansion
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Port of Brunswick remains nation's busiest for autos
The Georgia Ports Authority is planning a $5 billion investment plan to add five new container berths in Savannah and one new roll-on/roll-off berth in the Port of Brunswick.
No other port in the United States is expanding at that scale, officials with the Georgia Ports Authority said at Tuesday’s meeting.
Georgia ports has handled approximately 4.7 million TEUs in the Port of Savannah, a decrease of 2.5% or 118,422 TEUs. For the month of April, the port handled 443,650 twenty-foot equivalent container units in April, a decrease of 71,850 TEUs or nearly 14% compared to the same month last year when GPA achieved its busiest April on record.
Port officials said April 2025 was a record volume month where customers were front-loading their cargo prior to tariffs.
“Our customers are managing through a softer market with higher operating costs. The Georgia Ports Authority remains focused on delivering capacity for the longer term so when the market changes we are ready to seamlessly absorb their growth,” Georgia Ports President and CEO Griff Lynch said.
To prepare for anticipated growth, both in vessel size and overall cargo volumes, a series of infrastructure projects are underway in the Port of Brunswick. The enhancements include a new $100 million berth for roll-on/roll-off cargo, improvements to outdoor storage for vehicles, dredging and other harbor modifications.
The Port of Brunswick handled 64,305 units of roll-on/roll-off cargo in April, an increase of 1,367 units or 2%. In that overall number, heavy equipment accounted for 4,694 units, an increase of 308 units or 7%.
For the fiscal year to date, Brunswick has handled 639,574 roll-on/roll-off units, a decrease of 85,213 units or 11.8%.
For the second year in a row, the Port of Brunswick maintained its position as the nation’s busiest port for automobiles in 2025, handling 779,000 units of autos, plus more than 53,000 units of heavy machinery, representing both import and export movements.