Colonial Terminals Opens Foundation 3 in Savannah
The new breakbulk facility on the Savannah River expands Colonial Terminals' network with river, rail and highway access.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Transportation
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Colonial Terminals has opened Foundation 3, a breakbulk facility on the Savannah River in Savannah, Georgia. It is the latest addition to the company's terminal network.
Why it matters
The terminal adds handling capacity for steel, forest products, project cargo and other breakbulk goods in Savannah. Its combined river, rail and highway access gives shippers multiple routes for moving cargo through the city.
Foundation 3 sits on roughly 25 acres and includes an 810-foot heavy-capacity dock, more than 14,000 feet of onsite rail track, and two warehouses totaling 130,000 square feet alongside a 75,000-square-foot concrete outdoor storage area. The source material does not give throughput volumes or how the facility's capacity compares with Colonial Terminals' other sites.
The players
Colonial Terminals
Colonial Terminals is a terminal operator whose network now includes the Foundation 3 breakbulk facility in Savannah.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad providing rail service to the Foundation 3 terminal.
The details
Foundation 3 handles steel, forest products, project cargo, palletized products, super sacks and general cargo, with union and non-union stevedoring available. The dock accommodates breakbulk and project cargo vessels, and cargo is switched within the terminal by an onsite rail yard served by Norfolk Southern Railway.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: Colonial Terminals opened the Foundation 3 facility.
Market Landscape
The Foundation 3 opening adds breakbulk handling capacity on the Savannah River, a waterfront that has long functioned as a gateway for port-based freight in the Southeast. It extends Colonial Terminals' presence in a market where shippers choose among terminals offering river, rail and highway connections.
For shippers moving steel, forest products or project cargo through Savannah, the terminal offers another option with river, rail and highway access. Freight rates and service terms at the facility were not stated in the source material.
The takeaway
Shippers evaluating breakbulk options in Savannah may find it useful to compare river, rail and highway access at new facilities like Foundation 3 against their own routing needs. Current capacity and pricing details should be confirmed directly with the terminal operator.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by RailPrime.
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