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Property transfers Feb. 11-25
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The following property transfers were recorded with the Bryan County Clerk of Court from Feb. 11-25:

County
• David Waldron to Crystal and Bradley Carter, 644 Bothwell Drive, lot 733, Hampton phase 3, Buckhead phase 26, $209,800, Feb. 11.
• East Buckhead LLC to Mungo Homes of Georgia LLC, lots G95, G96, G97, G98, G99, G100, G101, G102, G103, G104, G105, G106, Brookhaven phase 5, East Buckhead phase 2E, $508,800, Feb. 11.
• Black Creek Development Company LLC to Horizon Home Builders of Savannah LLC, 470 Abigail Circle, lot 149, phase 1B, Lakes at Black Creek, $13,500, Feb. 23.
• Savannah Land Holdings LLC to James Drumm and Ana Marie Reyes, 260 Ridgewood Park N., Waterways Township, Ridgewood Park phase 2, $57,500, Feb. 23.
• Mungo Homes of Georgia LLC to Christopher and Kim Sullivan, 390 Catalina Cut, Brookhaven phase 3, Buckhead East phase 2B, $198,153, Feb. 23.
• Ernest Communities LLC to Ernest Signature Custom Homes LLC, lot 41, Whiteoak Village, phase 1, 14 O’Hara Drive, $52,500, Feb. 24.
• Demeries Pointe LLC to Kenton and Diane Greene Jr., 2 Demeries Pointe Lane, lot 1, Demeries Pointe, $110,000, Feb. 24.
• Mungo Homes of Georgia LLC to Donald and Pamela Caracelo, 321 Catalina Cut, lot G38, Brookhaven phase 3, Buckhead East phase 2B, $215,000, Feb. 25.
• John James to Heather Simon and Jimmy Galbreath, 239 Catherine View, lot 48, lot 47-A, Marsh Harbour, $240,000, Feb. 25.
• J.G. Dixon Properties Inc. to Synergy Homes of Georgia LLC, lot 26, Retreat at Richmond Hill Plantation, $40,500, Feb. 20.
• Homes of Integrity Construction Company Inc., to Robert and Anna Schneider, 95 Sailmaker Lane, lot 140, Creekside phase III, $245,710, Feb. 19.
• Simcoe at Creekside LLC to Homes of Integrity Construction Company Inc., lot 145, Creekside phase III, $42,000, Feb. 19.
• Michael Fowler to C.E. Hall Inc., lot 9, St. Catherine Circle, Bluffs at Richmond Hill, $50,000, Feb. 18.
• J.G. Dixon LLC to GEO Construction, lot 31, Retreat at Richmond Hill Plantation, $40,500, Feb. 17.
• C. Grant Washington to James Wilson Jr., trustee, 41.48 acres, map and parcel number 036-002, $99,552, Feb. 12.
• Horizon Homebuilders of Savannah LLC to Tina Jernigan, 60 Dr. Daniel Edwards St., Ellabell, 4169,975, Feb. 18.
 
Pembroke
• Michael Minard to Rachel Pratt, 580 Mason Road, lot 2, $79,000, Feb. 11.
• Amanda Miller to Jennifer Hice, 171 East Burkhalter St., lots 47-48, $109,000, Feb. 20.
• Garnette McFarland to Howell Shearouse Jr., 708 S. College St., $43,000, Feb. 17.

Richmond Hill
• U.S. Bank and Trust, NA, as trustee for LSF8 master participation trust, to Thomas and Nuala Dietrich, 35 Sandpiper Road, lot 2, stage 1, Piercefield Forest, $76,100, Feb. 23.
• Shirley Bargery, et al, to American Homes for Rent Properties Eight LLC, 381 Laurel Hill Circle, lot 8, Main Street, $171k,000, Feb. 17.
• Most Reverend Gregory J. Hartmayer, Roman Catholic Bishop, Diocese of Savannah, to Ruby Rose Plaza LLC, 10595 Ford Ave., lot 8-9, Richmond Heights, $220,000, Feb. 12.

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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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