Lineage Logistics to expand Savannah footprint for fresh produce imports

Lineage Logistics is building a “next-generation facility” near Port of Savannah, Georgia to handle fresh produce and perishable imports.

Announced Dec. 14, Lineage will invest $62 million in the new building, which, upon completion, will create 65 new jobs in Chatham County’s Port Wentworth, in addition to nearly 100 jobs required for the project’s construction. Operating as a cross-dock, in which product enters one side of the building and exits the other side via truck on the same day, the facility will also provide fumigation, packaging and other value-added services for customers to move fresh product to markets across the Southeast. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2022.

In addition, Lineage announced the Phase I opening of its temperature-controlled warehouse on Tremont Road adjacent to the Port of Savannah. Serving both imported and exported products like poultry, the facility features a 19,000-square-foot blast freezer, a boxing room and customs brokerage capabilities to provide streamlined processing in and out of the port.

Combined, the newly announced facilities expand Lineage’s presence in the market by more than 500,000 square feet of capacity. In total, Lineage’s network will span four facilities in Savannah and 12 facilities total in Georgia.