Produce is a driving factor behind the Port of Savannah’s skyrocketing growth, which includes more than $40 million invested in infrastructure to support refrigerated cargo.
In 2024, port volumes increased by 12.5%, making the Georgia hub the fastest-growing container port on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. Produce accounted for 16,900 loaded 20-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) of the approximately 4 million loaded TEUs handled by the port last year, with 16,109 of those carrying imported produce.
That growth shows no signs of slowing in 2025. The Port of Savannah’s container trade increased by 22.5% in the busiest March on record, with 98,000 more TEUs handled compared to March 2024. In intermodal cargo, the port set an all-time record of 52,645 containers moved by rail, an increase of 17% over the same month last year…