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2/1/2023
Private chilled and frozen warehouse space at the Port of Savannah will expand to help the port’s chilled cargo capacity accommodate anticipated growth in demand, the Georgia Ports Authority announced yesterday.
Refrigerated container space will increase by 11% this year to more than 2.2 million square feet, port authority officials said in a press release. The port authority will construct seven additional refrigerated container racks at Savannah, a $6.2 million project that will expand the number of slots for cold cargo to 3,506 at the Garden City Terminal.
The port’s fastest-growing cold chain exports in 2022 were poultry, beef, fish fillets, candy and frozen vegetables. The Savannah facility also handles fruit, onions and potatoes.
“While the Port of Savannah already accommodates the most refrigerated containers on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts, enhancing our on-terminal capacity will better support the jobs and opportunity sparked by private investment,” said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.
CSX, Norfolk Southern Railway and the Golden Isles Terminal Railroad serve the port.