Port of Savannah, GA rail freight: what lands here and where it goes inland

The largest vessel imports here, year to date through July 2026, are plastics and resin (about $3,027 million), rubber (about $1,711 million), steel articles and pipe (about $1,247 million) among the 22 commodity chapters Steel Wheel Logistics tracks. The port district is reached by CSX and Norfolk Southern, which is what makes the Savannah gateway useful for shippers whose plants sit hundreds of miles inland. This page pairs the Census import data behind the Commodity Flow Map port layer with the railroads, transload capacity and inland lanes that turn a vessel arrival into a rail move.

Top imports by vessel

Vessel imports at Savannah, GA, year to date through July 2026, US$ millions, for the commodity chapters Steel Wheel Logistics tracks.

Railroads at the port

• CSX
• Norfolk Southern (NS)

Where more than one Class I reaches a port, the routing choice sets the inland rate, the interchange points and which inland terminals are single-line. That is the first question a lane audit answers.

Rail transload and terminal capacity nearby

Rail-served transload facilities within 30 miles of the port, from the Steel Wheel Transload Directory:

• Chemical South Transport — Savannah, GA (1 mi): transload-terminal; Air Compressor, Blending Meters, Liquid Pumps, Sampling Services
• Colonial Terminals Inc — Savannah, GA (2 mi): third-party-warehouse; Air Compressor, Blending Meters, Gravity (Trestle), Liquid Pumps
• JIT Warehousing & Logistics — Savannah, GA (1 mi)
• Savannah Marine Terminal — Savannah, GA (2 mi)
• Epic Midstream LLC — Savannah, GA (2 mi)
• Heniff Transportation — Pooler, GA (8 mi)
• Savannah Industrial Transportation — Rincon, GA (17 mi)
• Distribution Services International, Inc. — Garden City, GA (4 mi)

Distances are straight-line from the port's Census coordinates. Capabilities are as listed by the operator; confirm before routing.

Typical inland lanes from this port

How the top import groups typically move inland from Savannah. These describe the flow, not a price: run the indicative rail rate from Savannah for a first number.

• Imported resin and polymer moves in covered hoppers and boxcars to compounders and converters across the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast. Indicative rail rate from Savannah.
• Imported natural rubber and rubber goods move in boxcars to tire plants and manufacturers in the Southeast, Ohio Valley and Midwest. Indicative rail rate from Savannah.
• Imported line pipe, tubular goods and fabricated steel moves to pipe yards, fabricators and energy basins in Texas, Oklahoma, the Rockies and the Appalachian shale region. Indicative rail rate from Savannah.
• Imported aluminum ingot, billet and coil moves in gondolas and boxcars to extruders, rolling mills and automotive suppliers in the Midwest, Southeast and Texas. Indicative rail rate from Savannah.
• Imported alcohols, solvents and chemical intermediates move in tank cars to chemical, pharmaceutical and coatings plants along the Gulf Coast, the Ohio Valley and the Northeast. Indicative rail rate from Savannah.
• Imported lumber and panels ride centerbeam flats and boxcars to building-materials yards near housing markets in the Midwest, Northeast and Sun Belt. Indicative rail rate from Savannah.

Priced lanes from Savannah

Indicative single-car estimates from our rate model for lanes we have already priced out of this port. Not a quote; the serving railroad confirms the rate.

Common questions

Which railroads serve the Port of Savannah?

CSX and Norfolk Southern reach the Savannah, GA port district.

What does the Port of Savannah import the most?

By vessel value, year to date through July 2026, the largest imports at Savannah among the chapters Steel Wheel Logistics tracks are plastics and resin (about $3,027 million), rubber (about $1,711 million), steel articles and pipe (about $1,247 million). Total tracked vessel imports were about $10,990 million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau International Trade API.

Can I move imported plastics and resin from Savannah inland by rail?

The largest tracked vessel import group at Savannah is plastics and resin (about $3,027 million year to date through July 2026), and the port district is reached by CSX and Norfolk Southern. The Steel Wheel transload directory lists at least 8 rail-served transload facilities within 30 miles of the port. Use the indicative rail rate tool for a first estimate and a lane audit to confirm routing; estimates are indicative until confirmed with the serving railroad.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, general imports by port of entry, vessel value, year to date through July 2026. Steel Wheel Logistics analysis.