[CFW]

As California imposes more restrictions on truckers and the shipping industry, the east coast is working hard to manage the record number of containers being redirected to the east coast. The western ports could find that those ships that decided to reroute to the east to ease off-loading delays during the supply chain problems, may decide that fewer regulations is worth the extra time it takes to make that change, and therefore refuse to return.

[georgiarat]

Several Counties around Central Georgia have become warehousing centers where containers go and then contents sent to various suppliers. among those are Lauren’s (Dublin) Peach, and Forsyth. The number of trucks on the interstates and connecting highways have risen noticeably.

[GaltAdonis]

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[mass55th]

"Georgia ports report growing business in 2022"

From what countries?

[CFW]

https://capitol-beat.org/2023/01/talmadge-bridge-project-in-savannah-gets-green-light/

A related story at the above link. Georgia is looking ahead at future increased use of the Savannah ports. (excerpt below)

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ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Transportation is moving forward with its first project involving a new contracting option the General Assembly authorized two years ago.

The State Transportation Board voted Thursday to proceed with a plan to replace the cables on the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah and raise the structure to more easily accommodate cargo ships calling at the Port of Savannah. The work will be done without closing the bridge to traffic, at an estimated cost of $150 million to $175 million.

The bridge was built in the late 1980s, Andrew Hoenig, construction program manager for the DOT’s Office of Alternative Delivery, told members of the board’s Program Delivery Committee.

“There have been a lot of upgrades in cable technology since then, and you also have 40 years of wear and tear and degradation on the cables,” he said.