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Chamber orientation set for Tuesday
Chamber of Commerce briefs
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The Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce next monthly Business After Hours will be from 5:30-7 p.m. today at AmerisBank, 10425 Ford Ave.

According to a news release, chamber members and their guests are invited for an evening of networking, live music featuring Robert Willis and complimentary food and beverages.

There will be door prizes and a 50/50 cash drawing.

For more information, go to www.RHBCchamber.org, call 756-344 or email info@rhbcchamber.org.

New-member orientation breakfast

The Chamber’s new member orientation breakfast will be from 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at Bubba’s Bistro, 2457 Highway 17. The twice-a-year event is designed to help inform new, existing and prospective members about everything the Chamber has to offer and how to get the most out of a Chamber membership.

The event also gives attendees the opportunity to meet representatives of the Chamber board of directors, other lead volunteers and community representatives.

RSVP are required by Friday by emailing to info@RHBCchamber.org or calling 912-756-3444.

Leadership Bryan Alumni Association lunch

The Leadership Bryan Alumni Association Luncheon will meet from noon until 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bubba’s Bistro, 2457 Highway 17 in Richmond Hill. The guest speaker will be Anna Chafin, CEO of the Development Authority of Bryan County. All graduates of Leadership Bryan are welcome to attend. RSVP to byontz@RHBCchamber.org.  
 
Chamber ambassador meeting

The RHBC Chamber ambassador meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Chamber office, 2591 Highway 17, Suite 100.

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Record April boosts Savannah's container trade at port
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The Port of Savannah moved 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units in April, an increase of 7.1 percent. - photo by Provided

The Georgia Ports Authority's busiest April ever pushed its fiscal year-to-date totals to more than 3.4 million 20-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), an increase of 8.8 percent, or 280,000 TEUs, compared to the first 10 months of fiscal 2017.

"We're on track to move more than 300,000 TEUs in every month of the fiscal year, which will be a first for the authority," said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. "We're also anticipating this to be the first fiscal year for the Port of Savannah to handle more than 4 million TEUs."

April volumes reached 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units, up 7.1 percent or 23,700 units. As the fastest growing containerport in the nation, the Port of Savannah has achieved a compound annual growth rate of more than 5 percent a year over the past decade.

"As reported in the recent economic impact study by UGA's Terry College of Business, trade through Georgia's deepwater ports translates into jobs, higher incomes and greater productivity," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "In every region of Georgia, employers rely on the ports of Savannah and Brunswick to help them become more competitive on the global stage."

To strengthen the Port of Savannah's ability to support the state's future economic growth, the GPA Board approved $66 million in terminal upgrades, including $24 million for the purchase of 10 additional rubber-tired gantry cranes.  

"The authority is committed to building additional capacity ahead of demand to ensure the Port of Savannah remains a trusted link in the supply chain serving Georgia and the Southeast," Lynch said.

The crane purchase will bring the fleet at Garden City Terminal to 156 RTGs. The new cranes will support three new container rows, which the board approved in March. The additional container rows will increase annual capacity at the Port of Savannah by 150,000 TEUs.

The RTGs will work over stacks that are five containers high and six deep, with a truck lane running alongside the stacks. Capable of running on electricity, the cranes will have a lift capacity of 50 metric tons.

The cranes will arrive in two batches of five in the first and second quarters of calendar year 2019.

 Also at Monday's meeting, the GPA Board elected its officers, with Jimmy Allgood as chairman, Will McKnight taking the position of vice chairman and Joel Wooten elected as the next secretary/treasurer.

For more information, visit gaports.com, or contact GPA Senior Director of Corporate Communications Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com.

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