ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY TO BUILD AN INLAND INTERMODAL TRANSFER FACILITY AT MONTGOMERY, ALA MOBILE, Ala. – January 28, 2022. The Alabama Port Authority board of directors approved this week a $2.042 million purchase of 272 acres in Montgomery, Ala., to construct an inland container intermodal transfer (ICTF) facility. The project will extend intermodal rail service…
ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY CHIEF EXECUTIVE NAMED TO ATLANTA FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NEW ORLEANS BRANCH MOBILE, Ala. – January 24, 2022. The Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) of Atlanta announced the appointment of John C. Driscoll, director and chief executive officer of the Alabama Port Authority, to its New Orleans Branch board of directors. The board of…
ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY REBRANDS: POSITIONS PORT OF MOBILE FOR FUTURE GROWTH MOBILE, Ala. – January 10, 2022. The Alabama Port Authority unveiled today its new website and a harmonious family of new brandmarks aimed at highlighting the capabilities and connectivity at one of the nation’s largest deep-water seaports. The new website – www.ALPorts.com – utilizes…
PORT OF MOBILE POSTS RECORD CONTAINERIZED CARGO GROWTH MOBILE, Ala. – January 10, 2022. The Alabama Port Authority said calendar year 2021 containerized cargo volumes climbed to a record 502,623 TEUs up nearly 19% from 2020 volumes. To date, the terminal has handled over 3.6 million TEUs since containerized operations began in 2008. Since, 2015, the…
ALABMA PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES EXTENDED PUBLIC NOTICE PERIOD FOR ITS UPPER MOBILE BAY WETLAND CREATION PROJECT MOBILE, Ala. – January 3, 2022. The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) requested and received permission from the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) to extend until February 3, 2022, the public comment period associated with a planning project…