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Cordele Intermodal Services to handle Kia Motor parts via Savannah
CORDELE Intermodal Services (CIS), Georgia's first inland terminal, will partner with Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), to handle up to 30,000 TEU containers per year to supply the Kia manufacturing plant in West Point.
With this new partnership, KMMG will move auto parts via rail from the Port of Savannah to the inland terminal in Cordele and then to West Point via motor carrier.
The arrangement with CIS saves transit costs for Kia Motors, while cutting six million truck miles from state highways each year, a Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) statement said.
"This partnership and use of the inland port will reduce congestion on our highways and lower transportation costs, using new infrastructure to benefit both companies and the West Point area. The inland rail yards enable Georgia companies to grow to meet the demands of the southeastern states, while bolstering economic development across the state," said Georgia Governor Nathan Deal.
KMMG currently employs 3,000 at the West Point location. Together with local suppliers, Kia has created 15,000 jobs in the area. Following a US$100 million expansion project in 2011, the plant has a production capacity of 360,000 vehicles per year.
Last month the GPA's board of directors, in conjunction with the state of Georgia, approved US$19.7 million to fund the state's second inland terminal - the Appalachian regional port in Murray County.
"Cargo can be loaded onto trains, moving hundreds of containers in a single trip, staged at an intermodal yard, then trucked for much shorter distances," said GPA executive director Griff Lynch. "This model drives out waste and redundancy in the supply chain, delivering greater efficiency for customers and environmental benefits through reduced diesel consumption."
With this new partnership, KMMG will move auto parts via rail from the Port of Savannah to the inland terminal in Cordele and then to West Point via motor carrier.
The arrangement with CIS saves transit costs for Kia Motors, while cutting six million truck miles from state highways each year, a Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) statement said.
"This partnership and use of the inland port will reduce congestion on our highways and lower transportation costs, using new infrastructure to benefit both companies and the West Point area. The inland rail yards enable Georgia companies to grow to meet the demands of the southeastern states, while bolstering economic development across the state," said Georgia Governor Nathan Deal.
KMMG currently employs 3,000 at the West Point location. Together with local suppliers, Kia has created 15,000 jobs in the area. Following a US$100 million expansion project in 2011, the plant has a production capacity of 360,000 vehicles per year.
Last month the GPA's board of directors, in conjunction with the state of Georgia, approved US$19.7 million to fund the state's second inland terminal - the Appalachian regional port in Murray County.
"Cargo can be loaded onto trains, moving hundreds of containers in a single trip, staged at an intermodal yard, then trucked for much shorter distances," said GPA executive director Griff Lynch. "This model drives out waste and redundancy in the supply chain, delivering greater efficiency for customers and environmental benefits through reduced diesel consumption."
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