Georgia port paves the way to become No. 1 in the United States with massive expansion [Video]

If you’ve ever purchased a new car in Georgia, there’s a good chance it rolled off a ship at the Port of Brunswick.

Soon, more cars are going to be rolling off those big ships than anywhere else in the United States.

An expansion at the Port of Brunswick will mean the location has the capacity to be the busiest auto port in the country by 2026.

Right now, Baltimore, Maryland has the distinction.

During a visit to the port, Georgia Ports Authority COO Ed McCarthy spoke with Channel 2′s Justin Farmer about the expansion.

“We have anywhere from 2,500 to 4,500 (cars) coming off any one of these ships. These ships come to us from all over the world bringing import vehicles,” McCarthy said.

In 2023, the Port of Brunswick moved about 776,000 cars, trucks, SUVs and equipment such as John Deere tractors. That’s a 6% increase over 2022′s volume.

Brunswick’s story involves exports too. American goods purchased by other countries and leaving …