* Georgia - Appalachian Regional Port announced in Murray County
-- Atlanta-area drivers and Chattanooga's (Tennessee) Volkswagen assembly plant should both benefit from a new "inland port" due to open in 2018 in Murray County, said Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal... The Georgia Ports Authority, Murray County and CSX Transportation officials announced the "Appalachian Regional Port," at which shipping containers will be loaded onto trains and shipped to the Port of Savannah... When it opens in 2018, it will take 50,000 long-haul trucks off highways in the Atlanta area and elsewhere in Georgia, officials said... Deal said Chattanooga Volkswagen representatives were at the ceremony and are interested in shipping parts via rail, instead of by truck...
(Photo: Appalachian Regional Port announced in Georgia) -- Chatsworth, GA, USA - Times Free Press, by Tim Omarzu - July 28th, 2015Labels: transport and logistics prognosis, trucking industry news USA
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