Builders and local officials broke ground on 9 July 2025 on a new PermaCold Logistics cold storage facility near Brunswick, Georgia.
The 216,000 square-foot facility will offer 30,000 pallet positions and is expected to open in 2026.
Located just five minutes from Interstate 95 and less than an hour’s drive from the Port of Savannah, the site is strategically positioned to serve as a key link in the refrigerated supply chain.
It is also located four hours from Atlanta, featuring 20 truck parking spaces, 16 truck bays, a 70-foot-deep loading dock, and 50-foot internal clearance.
Flavio Batista, Chief Commercial Officer at Georgia Ports Authority, said: “We’re happy to welcome PermaCold to one of the fastest growing markets in America.
“Their decision to invest here will deliver more cold chain service options for port customers, and strengthen Savannah’s position as the Southeast’s primary gateway for refrigerated commodities.”
The facility is being developed by Ti Cold and Karis Cold for PermaCold Logistics, which will operate the site at Tidewater Industrial Park in Darien, Georgia.
The USDA-certified site is especially suited for handling protein exports and imports, including frozen seafood.
Savannah is already the busiest US gateway for poultry exports, with roughly 40 per cent of all frozen poultry exports passing through the port. The facility’s import operations will also support domestic producers by providing a steady supply of empty containers for US exports.
Stacy Watson, Director of Economic and Industrial Development at Georgia Ports, highlighted the collaborative effort behind attracting the project and added: “A unified vision and collaborative effort among local, county and state authorities truly set Georgia apart from the competition.”
The facility will have blast freezing capacity of 600,000 pounds per day, using QFM equipment that freezes products up to 80 per cent faster than conventional blast freezers.
Planned services at the facility include cold storage (temperatures from -10°F to +40°F), inventory management, domestic transportation, and value-added services such as USDA and FDA inspections, stretch wrapping, and order assembly.
The operation is expected to employ 50 people.
