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Cargo surge pushes Port of Savannah to 5.6M container record
The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. The Port of Savannah saw a whopping 20% increase in shipping containers moving across its docks in 2021 as U.S. seaports
The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. The Port of Savannah saw a whopping 20% increase in shipping containers moving across its docks in 2021 as U.S. seaports scrambled to keep up with a surge in cargo that crammed container yards and forced ships to line up and wait at sea. The Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 that Savannah's port handled a record 5.6 million container units of imports and exports last year _ an increase of 1 million container units from the 2020 calendar year. - photo by Associated Press
SAVANNAH — The Port of Savannah saw a whopping 20% increase in shipping containers moving across its docks in 2021 as U.S. seaports scrambled to keep up with a surge in cargo that crammed container yards and forced ships to line up and wait at sea.
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