New Inland Terminal in Chatsworth Will Serve North GA, TN, AL & KY

Chatsworth, GA, July 29, 2015—Governor Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority, Murray County and CSX Transportation have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish the Appalachian Regional Port in Chatsworth, Georgia. Its service area will include North Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and parts of Kentucky. 

"This new inland terminal will open the door for economic opportunity and job creation for Northwest Georgia and the region," says Governor Deal. "By providing a direct link to the Port of Savannah, the Appalachian Regional Port will create and expand international markets for businesses, and further the economic success of the Southeastern U.S."

Murray County Commissioner Brittany Pittman said the inland terminal is also a big win for economic development in her area. "The inland port will provide important competitive advantages to our existing industries. This development will also bring new jobs to Murray County, not only in logistics, but in support industries and the broader community,” says Pittman.

Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority, the Appalachian Regional Port will deliver goods more efficiently to the GPA's Garden City Terminal, the second busiest container port on the East Coast behind New York-New Jersey.

Port officials estimate the CSX rail route will reduce Atlanta truck traffic by 40,000 moves annually, creating a new intermodal option to and from the deepwater Port of Savannah. Each container moved by rail to the Appalachian Regional Port will offset 355 truck miles on Georgia highways.