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SERVED BY
                                                                                                                                  Besides Ro/Ro cargo, the Port of Brunswick
               NINE OCEAN CARRIERS,
                                                                                                                                  also supports international bulk and breakbulk
            COLONEL’S ISLAND                                                                                                      trade.
             TERMINAL OFFERS
                                                                                                                                  Mayor’s Point Terminal focuses on the export
                   THREE MODERN
                                                 While  the  Port  of  Brunswick  handled  an                                     of forest products, moving 103,060 tons of
               RO/RO BERTHS                      impressive 607,227 units of roll-on/roll-off (Ro/                                breakbulk cargo in FY2017. Meanwhile, East
                      AND FOUR                   Ro) cargo in Fiscal Year 2017, the terminal is                                   River Terminal handled a diverse mix of bulk
                ON-TERMINAL                      poised for new growth.                                                           commodities totaling 912,106 tons.
            AUTO PROCESSORS,                     Already  the  nation’s  largest  autoport,                                       In  all,  2.64  million  tons  of  cargo  crossed
            HANDLING CARGO FOR MORE              Colonel’s Island Terminal started the year with                                  Brunswick’s docks during the fiscal year.
              THAN 30 AUTO AND HEAVY             60,000  spaces  for  automobile  processing.
            EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS.             In  FY2017,  the  GPA  added  30,000  to  stay   In addition to the land recently developed,   Immediate access to I-95 means key cities and
                                                 ahead of customer demand. Auto processors   GPA’s long-term plan is to add another 60,000   manufacturing points throughout the Eastern
                       @GaPorts
                    #ColonelsIsland              Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, Mercedes and   vehicle  spaces  on  Colonel’s  Island.  A  full    U.S. may be reached within a one- to two-day
                      #Brunswick                 International  Auto  Processors  have  grown    build-out of 150,000 spaces will more than   drive from Brunswick. Additionally, the port
                        #autos                   their operations by 200 acres on the island’s   double the terminal’s 2016 footprint, and bring   provides Class 1 rail service via both Norfolk
                        #RoRo
                                                 south  side,  bringing  total  auto  processing    annual throughput capacity to 1.4 million units   Southern Railroad and CSX Transportation,
                                                 space to 600 acres.                     of cars and heavy machinery.             linking customers to major population centers.










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