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1/9/2026
Georgia Ports Authority plans to open a $44 million U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) refrigerated exam site on the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal to boost the its cold chain cargo solutions.
The effort coincides with ocean carrier Seaboard Marine recently returning direct, weekly service to and from Savannah, Georgia. The service provides calls in Latin America and the Caribbean. The first northbound ship arrived in Savannah on Jan. 7, and the first southbound ship will depart the city Jan. 14, GPA officials said in a press release. The Seaboard Marine service also offers transshipment connections to West Coast South America.
"Seaboard Marine's weekly Savannah calls will add new cold chain options to our customers' Latin America and Caribbean supply chain competitiveness," said Georgia Ports Chief Commercial Officer Flavio Batista.
GPA plans to open the new exam site in spring. The facility will feature an on-terminal CBP and agricultural inspection site in a temperate-controlled environment for fresh produce. Direct discharge service from vessels to the exam site will reduce dwell time, said GPA officials. The multi-room, multi-temperature inspection zones will accommodate 14-16 inspections per day, with room to grow.
The Port of Savannah has two on-dock rail yards served by CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway.