Georgia trade & logistics
Port of Savannah — Monthly Container Volume
Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), thousands. Hover any month for the value. The 2021-22 spike was pandemic-era supply-chain volume; 2023 was the normalization; 2024-26 is the rebuild.
Port of Brunswick — Auto Throughput
Vehicle units, thousands. Brunswick is the busiest US port for finished autos. The recent surge tracks the Hyundai Metaplant production ramp in Bryan County.
Hartsfield-Jackson — Cargo Tonnage
Metric tons, thousands. ATL is the busiest passenger airport in the world; cargo is the smaller but still meaningful logistics story.
Top 10 GA Export Destinations
Annual goods exports originating in Georgia, 2025. YoY change shows which markets are growing for GA shippers.
| # | Country | 2025 ($M) | YoY | Share of top 10 |
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The Lead Indicator: Savannah TEUs → Atlanta T&W Employment
Cargo volumes at Savannah tend to show up 4-6 months later as employment in transportation and warehousing in metro Atlanta. Container surge in 2021 → ATL hiring spike in 2022; normalization in 2023 → employment plateau in late 2023. This relationship isn't tracked anywhere else.