Shipments slow at port; inland freight train facility prepares to open

A monthly slowdown in container units handled at the Port of Savannah suggests an economic downturn, though traffic is still up for the year.

The number of container units handled fell 8.4% in October compared with October 2024, but traffic is up 4% year-to-date compared with the same point last year.

The script was flipped at Colonel's Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick, where auto and heavy …