In anticipation of increased volume and to provide a higher level of service, the Georgia Ports Authority announced expansion of cold storage at the Port of Savannah. Seven more container racks will be added to accommodate 360 refrigerated containers in addition to the existing 3,500.
Southeast and mid-Atlantic ports are responsible for a high proportion of refrigerated agricultural exports from the U.S. broiler industry. This is in part due to expanded rail and modernized harbor facilities but also attributed to widening of the Panama Canal that has reduced the transit time between the East Coast and destinations in Asia.