U.S. East Coast port
Shipping heavy equipment from the Port of Brunswick
Brunswick is Georgia’s RoRo and breakbulk port: machinery rolls aboard at Colonel’s Island Terminal and lifts at Mayor’s Point, while containers and flat racks go through Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority’s container port[1][2][3].
Official website: Georgia Ports Authority. Terminal names and figures on this page come from its own publications, listed under Sources.
Container, flat rack, RoRo and breakbulk here
| Method | At this port | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Container | No | Brunswick’s terminals handle RoRo, bulk and breakbulk; the Georgia Ports Authority’s container port is Savannah[1]. Use the Port of Savannah |
| Flat rack | No | Flat racks need a container terminal, so they load at Savannah[1]. Use the Port of Savannah |
| RoRo | Yes | Colonel’s Island Terminal, for automobiles, trucks, heavy equipment and other RoRo cargo[2]. |
| Breakbulk | Yes | Mayor’s Point Terminal, with a 1,750-foot berth, warehousing and CSX and Norfolk Southern rail; Colonel’s Island also takes breakbulk[2][3]. |
Published sailings that load here
| Carrier and service | Method | Trade lane | Destination ports, with transit from here where published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimaldi[8]North America – West Africa | RoRo | Shipping machinery from the U.S. to Africa | Dakar · Lagos · Cotonou · Tema |
| Höegh Autoliners[9]North America – Middle East and Asia | RoRo | Shipping machinery from the U.S. to the Middle East | Aqaba · Jeddah · Yanbu · Port Sultan Qaboos (Muscat) |
Terminals and rail
For heavy lifts the Georgia Ports Authority has its own crane rated at 100 US tons (90.7 t) and can bring in a barge-mounted crane rated at 500 US tons (453.6 t) through a private contractor[4]. Colonel’s Island’s rail capacity is more than 340,000 autos a year[2].
Georgia Ports Authority moved RoRo and bulk ships from Savannah to Brunswick so Savannah could become all-container[7]. A Georgia shipment that drives or needs a crane loads here.
Questions about shipping from Brunswick
Does the Port of Brunswick handle containers?
No. Brunswick handles RoRo, breakbulk and bulk. Containers and flat racks for Georgia load at Savannah, about 90 minutes north.
Where does RoRo cargo load in Brunswick?
At Colonel’s Island Terminal, which handles automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment.
Auction yards that ship through this port
Equipment auction yards for which the Port of Brunswick is one of the recommended export ports, by road distance from the yard (OSRM, OpenStreetMap).
- Yoder & Frey AuctioneersKissimmee, Florida223 mi, about 4.5 h
- Ritchie Bros. Orlando, FloridaDavenport (Orlando), Florida236 mi, about 4.5 h
- Ritchie Bros. Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta (Newnan), Georgia281 mi, about 5.5 h
- Iron Horse Auction Company, RockinghamRockingham, North Carolina307 mi, about 6 h
- JM Wood AuctionMontgomery, Alabama343 mi, about 7 h
- Ritchie Bros. Nashville, TennesseeNashville (Lebanon), Tennessee522 mi, about 10.5 h
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the documents below, each checked on the date shown. Carriers and authorities revise them, so we confirm the current figure when we book.
- [1]Georgia Ports Authority, Port of Brunswick, checked October 18, 2026
- [2]Georgia Ports Authority, Colonel’s Island Terminal, checked October 18, 2026
- [3]Georgia Ports Authority, Mayor’s Point Terminal, checked October 18, 2026
- [4]Georgia Ports Authority, Project cargo, checked October 18, 2026
- [5]Georgia Ports Authority, Port of Brunswick fact sheet (2026), checked October 18, 2026
- [6]Georgia Ports Authority, Breakbulk, checked October 18, 2026
- [7]Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Ports anniversary highlights 80 years of growing and connecting, checked October 18, 2026
- [8]Grimaldi Lines, North America – West Africa Service schedule (published 16 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026
- [9]Höegh Autoliners, Sailing schedule by vessel (as listed 18 Oct 2026), checked October 18, 2026
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