Supply chain stress boosts Georgia ports

Several ship to shore cranes stack shipping containers on-board the container ship Maersk Semarang at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga.

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Union negotiations on the West Coast have driven up volume to Georgia’s ports while manufacturing sectors and goods and service industries continue to be impacted by stress on the supply chain.

The port of Savannah —  and Georgia —  stands to benefit from ongoing disruptions elsewhere in the country.

Chief strategy officer for Transportation Insight Holding Company John Haber highlighted the outlook of increased prices for consumers on Friday’s “Closer Look.”

“Some of this is the new norm,” he said. “It looks like we’re going to have congestion [and] continue to have problems in the supply chain.”