September 16, 2025

Late last week, members of the Metro Augusta business community learned Georgia’s deepwater ports are a major driver of the state’s economy, accounting for $77 billion of the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). That is 9% of Georgia’s total GDP. An Augusta Professor of Supply Chain Management and Operations says there are many benefits for local manufacturers and businesses to import and export their products through Savannah and Brunswick. Fabio Batista, Chief Commercial Officer for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), spoke at the September Member Economic Luncheon sponsored by the