The South Carolina cold chain facility opening next year will handle Port of Charleston imports and exports of proteins, fruits and vegetables.
May was one of the busiest months in history for the container ports of Long Beach and Charleston.
A 34% increase in retail imports is driving cargo volumes higher, SC Ports said.
SC Ports handled 264,334 TEUs in March, up 6% year-over-year.
Congestion could go from bad to worse as liners steer a record number of container ships toward East Coast ports.
SC Ports has seen record container volumes for 12 months straight.
The railroad says it is taking steps to grow capacity, both on its network and in places where more volumes need to push through, such as Charleston, South Carolina.
There are now more container ships waiting off East and Gulf Coast ports than there are off Los Angeles/Long Beach.
January marks the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year container records, according to SC Ports.
The number of ships waiting off Los Angeles/Long Beach fell 23% over the past week.
