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Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has shifted up a gear in its efforts to boost capacity.
Prompted by delays at Savannah, the authority has added $100m to its capital expenditure budget, bringing its spend on capacity expansion this year to $205m.
By the end of the year, GPA wants capacity to handle an additional 650,000 teu a year, an increase of 20% at Savannah.
The expansion is needed because of a surge in throughput that is expected to continue, said GPA chairman Will McKnight, ...
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