Georgia: Appliance Maker Haier Chooses Savannah as its Southeast Hub

Haier America has chosen Georgia as its logistics hub serving the Southeast United States. The global firm will move its home appliances and air conditioners through its distribution center located at the Interstate Centre in Black Creek, just outside of Savannah. 

“Haier’s projected growth pattern coincides with the already approved work on deepening the Savannah port and the opening of the new Panama Canal,” said Larry Monaghan, Haier’s senior vice president of administration. “Once both of these major projects are completed, we believe that Savannah will become the destination port for distribution into the Eastern U.S.” 

Mr. Monaghan said Haier will move an annual volume of 4,500 TEUs through the Port of Savannah. 

The company chose third-party logistics provider Kenco to run the Black Creek warehouse operation. To service the new client, Kenco has taken 230,000 square feet at the Interstate Centre located at I-16 and U.S. 280, 18 miles from the Georgia Ports Authority terminals. Kenco plans to employ more than 50 people when the distribution center reaches full staff. 

“This distribution center is the first of its kind in the U.S. for Haier, because it handles their complete product line. Previously, the company used dedicated distribution facilities for specific products,” said Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz. “That makes an important statement about Haier’s trust in GPA’s reliable service and speed to market.” 

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