Nordic Logistics and Warehousing has doubled capacity at its Savannah GA location, holding a ribbon-cutting recently for a new 200,000-square-foot cold storage and blast freezing facility.
“Exactly three years ago, Nordic opened its doors here in Savannah to give our customers the logistical advantages that come with one of America’s most efficient ports, combined with the superior connectivity of Interstates 95 and 16,” said Don Schoenl, president and chief executive officer of Nordic.
A member of AGRO Merchants Group LLC, Nordic opened its initial 200,000-sq-ft cold storage warehouse in Savannah on April 11, 2013. Nordic’s Phase I facility has exported more than half a million tons of frozen food since its opening.
“Nordic’s expansion here is a powerful endorsement of the Port of Savannah’s expertise in handling refrigerated cargo, and its ability to meet the demands of producers as well as a growing consumer market across the US Southeast,” said Griff Lynch, incoming executive director at the Georgia Ports Authority.
Nordic’s Phase II increases employment by about 70 associates at its cold storage warehouse at I-95 and Jimmy Deloach Parkway, six miles from the Port of Savannah. The site’s second building can hold more than 20,000 tons of cargo at a time. Ross Maple, director of business strategy for Nordic, said the added space will bring the company’s total Savannah capacity to almost 50,000 tons of cargo.
Noting outstanding service at the Port of Savannah, including fast turn times for trucks carrying refrigerated containers, Maple said Nordic is committed to growing in Savannah.
“With the port’s deepening project, post-Panamax ships, and continued growth of the area, we are building not only for our current customers, but our future growth and new commodities as well,” said Maple.
Lynch said private sector investment such as Nordic’s supports American growers of produce and proteins.
“Savannah handles 40% of all frozen poultry sent overseas, more than any other port in the United States,” said Lynch. “Nordic’s announcement today, along with on-terminal improvements, positions Savannah to continue serving as the export gateway for refrigerated cargo in the US Southeast.”
The Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City container terminal features 104 refrigerated cargo racks plus 738 plug-ins for containers on chassis. At 24 container slots per rack, it has the on-terminal ability to power a total of 3,234 chilled containers at a time.
For more information, go to www.gaports.com.
