Scaling Georgia’s port capacity by planning, modernizing and expanding terminal infrastructure across seven state-wide facilities while keeping operations moving.
Global trade continues to put pressure on ports to move more cargo, faster and with greater resilience. For the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), that challenge is amplified by scale. As the fourth largest port authority in North America, GPA is investing approximately US$1.9 billion across seven terminals to meet rising container and roll‑on/roll‑off (RO‑RO) demand and a long‑term throughput goal of more than 10 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
Growth at this pace cannot wait for a single master project. GPA must deliver dozens of upgrades, repairs and expansions simultaneously — often inside live terminals where vessels, trucks and yard equipment operate around the clock. Each asset comes with its own condition issues, operational constraints and regulatory requirements. The risk is not only cost and schedule overruns, but disruption to national supply chains that depend on GPA’s performance.
Our role as GPA’s long-term engineering partner involves responding quickly, integrating planning through delivery, and supporting both immediate operational needs and long-range capacity planning across the entire port system.
An integrated, on call delivery model designed for scale
We provide a range of professional engineering services to GPA to manage complexity at portfolio scale. We work as an extension of their team — aligning asset management, capital planning and operations planning into a single, coordinated program.
To date we have delivered more than 50 individual projects across GPA’s terminal network, including gate and yard reconfiguration, new facility planning, vessel operations support, container and tandem truck gates, intermodal terminals, RO‑RO yards, maintenance facilities, bridges and roads.
Our teams also deliver asset management inspections of wharves, pavements and gates, pavement refurbishments, structural repairs, wharf expansions and replacements, warehouse improvements, tenant coordination and grant driven environmental and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) permitting. We also support the preparation of design‑build bridging packages and oversee their execution to maintain delivery momentum. By integrating planning, permitting, design, procurement and construction management, we’re supporting GPA to move from concept to commissioning while reducing handoffs, interfaces and risk.
Planning for more than 10 million TEUs while operating today
To support GPA reach more than 10 million TEUs throughput goal, our teams are delivering capacity expansion studies, modernizing existing terminals, and planning for entirely new capacity to meet future demand. We apply operational modeling and asset condition data to test options, compare scenarios and inform investment decisions, allowing GPA to prioritize projects that deliver the greatest operational benefit while aligning with funding, permitting and delivery constraints.
Our core local program management team ensures continuity and day-to-day coordination, while regional and national specialists are brought in as needed. This integrated hybrid model unites terminal planners, multidisciplinary engineers, architects, data scientists, designers, permitting specialists, and construction management professionals — engaged where they add the most value.
Sustainability and resilience are embedded throughout the program. By extending asset life, improving yard and gate efficiency and sequencing works to minimize disruption, GPA can grow capacity while managing environmental impacts and maintaining reliable operations.
Long-term value for a critical trade gateway
The on-call program gives GPA the capacity to act quickly and confidently as demands change. Our portfolio approach to delivery has helped to strengthen gate throughput, yard efficiency, and intermodal connectivity, while extending the life of critical assets through targeted refurbishment and repair, supporting both immediate operational performance and longer-term expansion.
For GPA, the value lies in continuity and integration. A single, trusted delivery framework reduces interface risk, improves visibility across the capital program and supports informed decision-making. For the wider logistics network, the result is infrastructure designed to keep goods moving, support economic growth, and adapt as trade patterns evolve.
