CONTAINER cargo at the Port of Savannah has more than weathered the volatile tariff landscape so far this calendar year.

May cargo came in 2.2 per cent above volumes for the same month in 2024, putting this year's May volume at just over 500,900 TEU, according to a GPA press release. The totals marked the second-busiest May in GPA history, writes Savannah Morning News.

The announcement came after GPA had three consecutive months with month-specific cargo records in February, March and April.

"Three months in a row over half a million TEU is a testament to customers' trust in Savannah," said Georgia Ports Authority president and CEO Griff Lynch.

"I'd like to thank GPA employees and our partners at Gateway Terminals and the International Longshoremen's Association for delivering world-class supply chain efficiency, even during market disruptions."

Midway through May, President Donald Trump reduced "reciprocal tariffs" on China from 145 per cent to 30 per cent.

GPA's post-Covid-19 investments in storage capacity at the Port of Savannah has enabled "greater flexibility in timing supply chain movements ", Mr Lynch said. Tariffs do not typically hit until goods move through US Customs at port gates.

Boosted storage at GPA is located at Garden City Terminal West, adjacent to the Garden City Terminal - GPA's largest. The authority has invested $3.2 billion in infrastructure over the past 10 years.

"Garden City Terminal West was specifically built for long-term storage for import and export cargo," Mr Lynch said.

"Our customers tell us they have been looking for a service option like this to manage supply chain speed fluctuations."

The Port of Savannah continues to log a strong fiscal year, logging 5.3 million TEU through the fiscal year so far. That marks a 10.3 per cent increase over the same period of the previous fiscal year.

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