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Savannah Harbor Just One Among Many Logistics Priorities

This article was written for and published by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.

Think about this image.  You are traveling down one of Georgia’s splendid highways and suddenly a train carrying coal hurtles past in a near-blur.  High speed rail discussion is usually about moving people.  But how about moving coal and other cargo at high speeds?  “Definitely we could and we should,” says Page Siplon, executive director at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics.

Most folks don’t associate coal with Georgia, but they should.  Rail cars haul more than 40 million tons of black gold across the state per year.  That is 800% more tonnage than grain, the next closest product.

These are the kinds of ideas that keep Siplon busy.  His focus is how to move products at time and price points that enable businesses to deliver their promised goods.  His goal is to make certain Georgia does it better than not just other southern states, but every other state, especially those with ocean ports. Read more »

April 26, 2010 Posted by mikekleinonline | Uncategorized | Atlanta, Brunswick, Georgia, Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics, Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Logistics, Mike Klein Online, Page Siplon, Savannah | 2 Comments