b'MARCH 14 - APRIL 3, 2022GEORGIA PORTS11GPA increasing Brunswick vehicle-handling capacity The Georgia Ports Author- approvedbytheU.S. Army ity is planning to grow capac- Corps of Engineers, will include ityatBrunswicksflagshipa concrete deck and system of autoport and its breakbulk ter- mooringdolphinsextending minal for forest products. ro/rovesselberthingspace Wereexpandingberthfrom 3,355 feet to 4,630 feet. and terminal capacity at bothConstruction is anticipated to Colonels Island and Mayorsbegin at the end of 2022 and Pointsothatwearereadytake two years to complete.to take on additional trade,Inadditiontogrow-GriffLynch,GPAexecutiveing the auto trade, GPA will director,saidattheBruns- upgradenear-dockstorage wick State of the Port eventareas to better accommodate onMarch9.Theinvest- heavymachineryusedin mentswearemakingwillagriculture, construction and laythegroundworkforjobwarehousing operations.growth and new opportunityTheGPAalsoreported in the Brunswick region. thatbulkcargohandledby Asthenationssecond- terminaloperatorLogistec busiest hub for roll-on/roll-offtotaled 902,000 tons at East cargo, behind only Baltimore,RiverTerminallastyear, the Port of Brunswick movedwhile Mayors Point handled 650,000 units of vehicles and88,380tonsofforestprod- The Georgia Port Authoritys Port of Brunswick is to be expanded to include a fourth berth at Colonels Island heavy machinery in calendaructs in 2021. Terminal, as well as additional auto-processing and warehousing facilities. (Photo credit: Georgia Ports Authority)2021, an increase of 10 per-cent over the previous year. A testament to the trust customers have in the Georgia Ports Authority and its part-ners across the logistics com-munity, the Port of Brunswick delivered an outstanding per-formance this yeardespite economicheadwinds,said Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp.In the coming years, Geor-giaspostureastheNo.1 stateforforestryandasa global leader in the automo-tive industryfor automak-ersofbothcombustionand noncombustionengines will continue to strengthen, Kempcontinued,andIm confident,giventheexem-plaryleadershipandhard-working Georgians who keep cargomoving,thatthePort ofBrunswickwillcontinue to be a driving force behind the Peach States success.AttheMarch9event, hostedbytheBrunswick-GoldenIslesChamberof Commerce, GPA Chief Adminis-trative Officer Jamie McCurry outlined a $150 million devel-opmentplan.GPAwilladd afourthberthatColonels Island,360,000squarefeet ofnewwarehousing,and 85additionalacresforauto.ON A WHOLE NEW SCALEprocessing.Thenewpave-ment and buildings are slated to be complete in 2023. The additional auto storage on theDOUBLES RAIL CAPACITY TOsouthsideoftheislandwill increase the terminals annual1 MILLION capacityfrom1.2millionto 1.4millionvehicles.Colo-nels Island has a total of 355 acres permitted for expansion. CONTAINER LIFTS PER YEARHome to more than 20 automaker brands, Colonels Island is poised to become the Southeasts premier autoport,EXTENDS REACHTO AMERICAN MIDWESTsaidGPABoardChairman Joel Wooten. With more room to grow, better connections toCUTS TRANSIT TIMES BY 24 HOURSinland markets, and an opera-tion dedicated to roll-on/roll-off cargo, Colonels Island isMASONMEGARAIL.COMthe regions busiest gateway for autos and machinery.Thenewberth,recently'