Georgia Ports said the Port of Savannah is up to eight days faster for Indian cargo moving to inland markets such as Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas, compared to US West Coast ports.
Georgia Ports Authority noted that six weekly services are directly linking Savannah to India and a total of ten services are connecting Savannah to the Indian Subcontinent. Twelve ocean carriers operate on these routes, with ocean transit times as short as 29 days. Direct port links include Hazira, Mumbai/Nhava Sheva, Mundra, and Pipavav, along with additional stops in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Port Qasim, Pakistan.
Savannah’s speed in moving cargo to rail underpins GPA’s 1-2-3 Strategy: cargo is offloaded from vessels on day one, loaded onto rail by day two, and reaches inland destinations by day three. Rail dwell times in Savannah average just over a day, significantly outpacing other US gateways, where the waiting time between vessel offload and train departure can exceed a week.
The Port of Savannah’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal, the largest on-terminal rail facility in the Western Hemisphere, spans 345,000m² and supports 42 weekly trains. Both Norfolk Southern and CSX, Class I railroads operating in the Eastern US, provide double-stack rail services, connecting Savannah efficiently to inland markets.
Savannah’s top exports to India include forest products, resins and rubber, and iron and steel, while key imports from India consist of textiles, minerals, and machinery.
