The Appalachian Regional Port (ARP) gives Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade and Walker counties a powerful gateway to global markets. Companies in the Northwest Georgia Joint Development Authority region have convenient access to the port, which provides a direct 388-mile rail route via CSX to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal in Savannah.
Why it matters
Every container moved by rail from the Appalachian Regional Port replaces a long-haul truck trip — reducing transit costs and making locally produced goods such as carpet, flooring, automobiles and tires more competitive on the global market.
Port facts
- Opened in 2018
- Easy access to Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 411
- Direct rail service to the Port of Savannah
- A cost-effective alternative to an all-truck dray to and from the deepwater port
- Import and export intermodal service available
- Capacity of 50,000 containers per year — a figure the port's 10-year development plan is designed to double
Close to the action
Drive times from each member county to the port range from about 40 minutes (Catoosa) to roughly 1 hour 22 minutes (Chattooga) — putting world markets within easy reach of your loading dock.
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