Georgia Ports Authority OKs plan to add 50 acres to Brunswick auto storage

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) today approved a plan to add 50 acres of vehicle storage at the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island Terminal.

The infrastructure expansion will allow GPA to more efficiently accommodate increased trade crossing the docks at Colonel’s Island.

“With the significant infrastructure investments we’re making at the nation’s largest auto port, GPA is prepared to handle future growth from new and existing customers. This move comes in response to requests from auto manufacturers seeking to expand their cargo volumes through Georgia," said GPA President and CEO Griff Lynch in a press release.

The expanded auto processing capacity will go online in summer 2025, and comes after the recent addition of more than 120 acres.

“Capacity enhancements approved by the board today will complement the $262 million in auto storage and warehousing recently added at Colonel’s Island, as well as important federal projects planned for Brunswick Harbor,” said GPA Chairman Kent Fountain. “With more than 200 additional acres for expansion, no other roll-on/roll-off port in the nation has the ability to scale up its operation like Brunswick.”

Brunswick will receive nearly $38 million in federal funding for maintenance dredging and harbor improvements in legislation passed by Congress in March. Of that total, $26.6 million will go to return the federal waterway to its full authorized depth. Dredging work in Brunswick is expected to start late this year.

Colonel's Island Terminal is served by CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway via the Golden Isles Terminal Railroad, which provides rail switching services on the island.