China's economic growth to recover Savannah shipping

U.S. Container shipping industry has experienced since 1956, after the most severe recession is now a full recovery, in which Savannah Georgia, the growth rate of Hong Kong and the most significant. Georgia Port Authority in March of the overall container volume growth of 32.5% over last year, up to 227,860 containers, is the highest since the financial crisis.

Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz said: "marked by the increase of flow of goods into shopping consumers have begun to once again join the ranks, and we export and import growth also shows the overall shipping market is recovering. While growth has not returned to pre-crisis situation, but is moving in the right direction to move forward. "

Savannah port cargo growth was mainly from demand driven by China's shipping business, public Busa Georgia Ports Authority Savannah port 2009 of the total annual transport capacity up to 730,961 containers (full container), in the past five years, an increase of 20.8%. Savannah Hong Kong exports to China shipping freight is to lead the overall growth of the main driving force for growth over the past five years 44% over the same period imports of goods from China also increased by 12%. Only in 2009 when the Chinese economy out of the haze of the global financial recession, the Savannah air cargo growth of Hong Kong exports to China nearly 15%.

Over the past five years, the Savannah Port wood pulp exports to China of goods with the fastest growth (up 137%, up to 48,700 containers), followed by food (up 118%, up to 34,123 containers), and retail goods ( growth of 257% up to 10,489 containers). The goods imported from China the fastest growing Zeyi shoes (up 136%, up to 16,015 containers), followed by retail (up 13% to 77,947 containers), and parts (up 86%, up to 17,847 a container).

In the South Atlantic region, including Norfolk, Virginia and even Florida, Miami, Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong so far is Savannah trade in goods with China's largest port. In 2009, Savannah Area and Hong Kong accounted for 46% of China's total trade.

Savannah port is the east coast of China and the United States provides the most comprehensive water shipping ports, via the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal to provide services