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Trident Seafoods, a leading seafood producer in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, has opened a $40 million production and distribution center in Carrollton, Georgia, bringing more business to the Port of Savannah.
The new facility will support 175 full-time jobs and has the capacity to produce 50,000 tons of products a year for the U.S. market.
"We are excited to add Trident to our family of customers, especially within the valuable refrigerated cargo market," said Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz. "This is an important win for Georgia and for the Port of Savannah."
GPA’s Garden City Terminal currently has 84 refrigerated container racks and 814 chassis plug-ins, giving it the capacity to power 2,830 reefers at a time. Another 20 racks — adding 480 new slots — should be complete by the end of the year.
"Savannah’s refrigerated cargo infrastructure is unmatched on the U.S. East Coast and is an
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important asset as Georgia seeks to lure more business in the area of food production," said Foltz.
The Georgia location opened last month. The new facility will streamline the production process for a growing number of breaded and battered seafood items. It will also offer logistical advantages for major regional markets, the statement said.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development assisted Trident in acquiring the land necessary to expand and repurpose an existing food processing facility and arranged local workforce training in food safety and seafood processing skills.
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