Georgia Ports Authority | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods

Lineage Logistics Prepares to Open $78M Next-Generation Georgia Facility

April 14, 2023

Savannah Fresh-Port Wentworth will allow Lineage to transport up to 1.4 million pounds of produce per day to people across the Southeast.

Georgia Ports Authority draws $5B investment to double container capacity

To handle the growing container trade crossing Garden City Terminal, the GPA is expanding its rail infrastructure and offerings.

September 13, 2019

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Savannah, Ga., announced plans to double capacity at Garden City Terminal to 11 million 20-foot equivalent container units per year.

Americold acquires PortFresh Holdings, plans to develop state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled facility

Americold also plans to build a new 15 million-cubic-foot, state-of-the-art cold storage facility on adjacent land owned by PortFresh.

January 31, 2019

Americold Realty Trust, Atlanta, acquired PortFresh Holdings, LLC, a temperature-controlled operator servicing fresh produce trade primarily through the Port of Savannah, Savannah, Ga.

Georgia Ports Authority to institute additional inland port

Improved access to rail will increase logistics options and overall efficiency, while reducing congestion on Georgia highways.

December 3, 2018

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Gainesville, Ga., and Norfolk Southern Railroad, Norfolk, Va., announced plans to make Hall County, Ga., the site of the GPA's next inland port.

Appalachian Regional Port opens for business

ARP offers customers across North Georgia, Northeast Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky a more efficient option to move cargo to and from Savannah's container port.

August 22, 2018

The Appalachian Regional Port (ARP), located in Chatsworth, Ga., is now open for business.

Georgia Ports Authority welcomes new container ship

At the 1,200-acre Garden City Terminal, five cranes will move more than 4,000 containers on and off the vessel, including 3,432 export containers and 655 import boxes.

July 27, 2018

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Savannah, Ga., welcomed the container ship, Stork.

Georgia Ports Authority breaks ground on Mason Mega Rail Terminal

GPA estimates that the new intermodal terminal will take more than 200,000 trucks off the road annually.

March 28, 2018

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Savannah, Ga., broke ground on its $126.7 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal.

Port of Savannah expansion project on schedule

Over the next 10 years, GPA will invest approximately $2 billion in new cranes and terminal infrastructure to handle expanding cargo volumes.

March 1, 2018

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., completed outer harbor dredging at the Port of Savannah, Savannah, Ga., marking the midpoint of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP).

Port Authorities of Georgia, Virginia file East Coast gateway terminal agreement

The agreement will enable the member ports to work together to find ways to become more efficient and effective, which will benefit the citizens of their respective states, as well as shippers and the carriers.

February 27, 2017

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Savannah, Ga., and the Virginia Port Authority (VPA), Norfolk, Va., filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to create the “East Coast Gateway Terminal Agreement.

New developments position Port of Savannah as U.S. gateway port

The new development is less than five miles from the Garden City Container Terminal and can accommodate up to 5 million square feet of logistics space.

February 7, 2017

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Garden City, Ga., announced the sale of 500 acres of property for commercial development to accommodate growing customer demand for warehousing, distribution and transload facilities near the Port of Savannah.

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Lineage Logistics Prepares to Open $78M Next-Generation Georgia Facility

Georgia Ports Authority draws $5B investment to double container capacity

Americold acquires PortFresh Holdings, plans to develop state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled facility

Georgia Ports Authority to institute additional inland port

Appalachian Regional Port opens for business

Georgia Ports Authority welcomes new container ship

Georgia Ports Authority breaks ground on Mason Mega Rail Terminal

Port of Savannah expansion project on schedule

Port Authorities of Georgia, Virginia file East Coast gateway terminal agreement

New developments position Port of Savannah as U.S. gateway port

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