IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 437 
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Georgia Ports Authority. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Georgia Ports 
Authority. 
Whereas the Georgia Ports Authority was established in 1945 
and will mark 80 years of service in 2025 as a corner-
stone of Georgia’s economy and a driver of global com-
merce; 
Whereas with its main operations at the Port of Savannah 
and the Port of Brunswick, Georgia Ports Authority has 
transformed Georgia into a global gateway for trade and 
a national leader in logistics and port efficiency; 
Whereas Georgia’s ports support more than 609,000 jobs 
statewide, 
generate 
$40,000,000,000 
in 
income, 
$171,000,000,000 in business revenue annually, and con-
tribute $5,300,000,000 in State and local tax revenues; 
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Whereas container traffic has grown by 784 percent since 
1995, and in 2024, Savannah became the fastest growing 
port on the United States East and Gulf Coast, handling 
approximately 5,600,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit con-
tainers per year; 
Whereas Savannah’s Garden City Terminal supports 32 to 33 
weekly ship calls and generates 42 double-stack trains 
per week to inland markets with the industry’s best rail 
dwell times on port, averaging just 22 hours in March 
2025; 
Whereas the Georgia Ports Authority continues to operate ef-
ficiently, handling 14,000 to 16,000 truck moves daily 
with some truckers completing 6 to 8 trips per day, and 
single container moves taking as little as 35 minutes; 
Whereas 
the 
Georgia 
Ports 
Authority 
has 
invested 
$3,200,000,000 over the last decade to modernize and ex-
pand its facilities, with an additional $4,500,000,000 
planned over the next 10 years to meet rising demand; 
Whereas by 2030, the Georgia Ports Authority plans to dou-
ble Savannah’s ship berths, expand container storage, 
add truck lanes, enhance on-dock rail services, deepen the 
harbor, and raise the Talmadge Bridge to accommodate 
larger vessels; 
Whereas Savannah’s Ocean Terminal is being fully converted 
to a container port with major phased upgrades through 
2028; 
Whereas Brunswick’s Colonel’s Island recently completed 
$262,000,000 in capacity upgrades, including new 
warehousing and vehicle processing space, with a fourth 
berth for RoRo vessels in the engineering phase and an 
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ongoing expansion for vehicle rail capacity to 600,000 
units annually; 
Whereas the Georgia Ports Authority has committed 
$6,000,000 toward housing support for communities near 
the ports and operates the YES+ program, now in its 
seventh year, to train high school graduates for long-term 
careers in the maritime industry; and 
Whereas Georgia’s strategic location, fast rail service, and ac-
cess to global markets, including faster routes to south-
east Asia and India, make the Georgia Ports Authority 
vital to the growing southeast manufacturing and popu-
lation centers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the Georgia Ports Authority for 
80 years of strengthening Georgia’s economy and 
connecting the State to global commerce; and 
(2) commemorates the 80th anniversary of the 
Georgia Ports Authority. 
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