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Property transfers for July 16
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These real-estate transactions were recorded with the Bryan County Clerk of Court:

Bryan County

• Pamela Watson to Kraig Lee Nagel, as trustee of the Milford E. Nagel Trust, 102 Thurso Court, $465,000, July 8.

• Rose Mock to Perry Bacon, 2220 Bacontown Road, $25,000, July 8.

• Daniel Bragg Jr. to George Kamalakis, 280 Orchard Road, lot 3, $80,000, July 8.

• Jessica Decoteau to Felisha Malakar, 160 Cypress Point Drive, $130,000, July 7.

• Carrington Mortgage Services LLC to Robert Pecenka II, 655 Charles Road, $60,000, July 7.

• John Tsai to Oliver Stolley, 45 Serenity Drive, The Sanctuary, lot 28, $347,000, July 7.

• Homes of Integrity Construction Co., Inc., to Juan Rodríguez, parcel 054-082-091, $254,900, July 7.

• K. Hovnanian Homes at Creekside LLC to Brian Reeves, 125 Sail Maker Lane, $240,243, July 7.

• James Bennett to Andrew Hackmeyer, 44 Mallard Court, $550,000, July 7.

• Richard Parrish Jr. to Ryan Jaudon, 87 Kings Way, Gardners Estates, lot 75, $135,000, July 7.

• Homes of Integrity Construction Co., Inc., to Jason Reichart, parcel 054N 202, $312,896, July 7.

• Homes of Integrity Construction Co., Inc., to Jessica Orgeron, parcel 054-082-036, $157,014, July 7.

• Mungo Homes of Georgia LLC to Anthony Jackson, 3956 Garden Hills Loop, Brookhaven at Buckhead East, lot 58, $247,384, July 7.

• Mungo Homes of Georgia LLC to Andrew Galland, 520 Castleoak Drive, Castleoak phase 3 at Buckhead East phase 2D, lot 44, $313,096, July 7.

• Synergy Homes of Georgia LLC to William Bloom Jr., 168 Richmond Walk Drive, $267,152, July 7.

Richmond Hill

• Michael Gray to Zachary Boughner, 6 Rice Gate Drive, Sterling Creek Plantation, lot 112, $175,000, July 7.

• Steven Dietrich to Vaijun Chang-Vazquez, 960 Garden Hills Loop, Buckhead East subdivision, Brookhaven phase 1, lot G-9, $274,000, July 7.

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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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