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Georgia Ports and Trade

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What limits the use of Savannah throughput as a direct measure of Georgia production?

  • Transit cargo is always a Georgia final product
  • Every unloaded item is part of state government output
  • All cargo must originate inside Georgia
  • Some cargo is produced or consumed outside Georgia
Correct answer(s):
  • Some cargo is produced or consumed outside Georgia

Why is the gross value of goods through Savannah’s port different from Georgia value added?

  • Every cargo shipment is produced entirely in Savannah
  • Port activity is omitted from all state accounts
  • Cargo value includes production beyond local port services
  • Cargo value measures only dockworkers’ wages
Correct answer(s):
  • Cargo value includes production beyond local port services

What can port access tell an investor about a Georgia factory?

  • It removes every need for suppliers
  • It guarantees the factory will make a profit
  • It may improve market access without proving profitability
  • It proves every announced job already exists
Correct answer(s):
  • It may improve market access without proving profitability

Why do vehicle ports and container terminals need different equipment?

  • They operate in different oceans by definition
  • Their cargo is handled differently
  • Vehicles cannot travel by sea
  • Containers must always be moved by air
Correct answer(s):
  • Their cargo is handled differently

How can a Georgia coastal port support an inland warehouse?

  • Port boundaries include every inland city
  • Warehouses replace every shipping terminal
  • Road and rail links move goods between them
  • All warehouses must sit beside the ocean
Correct answer(s):
  • Road and rail links move goods between them

What form of cargo transport is strongly associated with the Port of Savannah?

  • Mountain cable cars
  • Passenger aircraft cabins
  • Shipping containers
  • Underground rail tunnels
Correct answer(s):
  • Shipping containers

How does roll-on/roll-off cargo normally enter or leave a ship?

  • It is loaded only by submarine
  • It is driven on or off
  • It is carried only in liquid pipes
  • It is flown onto the deck
Correct answer(s):
  • It is driven on or off

Which Georgia city is closely associated with Atlantic port shipping?

  • Athens
  • Rome
  • Savannah
  • Dalton
Correct answer(s):
  • Savannah

Which cargo is especially associated with Georgia’s Port of Brunswick?

  • Crude oil moved only through pipelines
  • Cruise passengers and their luggage
  • Natural gas carried only in liquid form
  • Vehicles and heavy equipment
Correct answer(s):
  • Vehicles and heavy equipment