2022 Record Year for Containerized Shipping in Mobile Port of Mobile breaks 560K TEU for the first time in the history of operations. MOBILE, ALA – Jan. 20, 2023. The Alabama Port Authority today announced record container shipping numbers for the 2022 calendar year, with 563,191 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled. These numbers…
Alabama’s Port Triples Economic Impact, Delivers $85 Billion in Value to State Jobs created by the Port nearly doubled from 2019-2021 MOBILE, ALA – Oct. 24, 2022. The Alabama Port Authority today announced the results of its 2021 Economic Impact Study, which showed that the Port of Mobile, harbor-wide delivered $85 billion in value to…
ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING MONTH FOR THE PORT Port of Mobile Remains Fastest Growing Container Terminal in the U.S. MOBILE, ALA – Oct. 13, 2022. The Alabama Port Authority broke another record, handling 56,545 twenty-foot containers last month. This tops July’s record of 52,911 twenty-foot containers, making September the largest throughput month since APM Terminals’ container operations…
PORT OF MOBILE HEADED FOR BUSIEST YEAR ON RECORD Container terminal and intermodal rail volumes continue to post double and triple-digit growth MOBILE, ALA – Sept. 12, 2022 The Alabama Port Authority today announced its container volumes at APM Terminals are on track for a record year. With 364,687 TEUs moved year-to-date, the container…
ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES NEW EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TEAM MOBILE, ALA – Sept. 6, 2022. Alabama Port Authority Director and CEO, John C. Driscoll, today announced a new External Affairs team, which will lead communications and government relations for the state port authority. “I am pleased to announce the port’s new external affairs team, whose…
CONTAINER TERMINAL DELIVERS STRONGEST MONTH IN HISTORY Port of Mobile continues to set records as fastest growing container terminal in the U.S. MOBILE, ALA – Aug. 15, 2022. The Alabama Port Authority today announced July was its busiest month ever for containerized cargo, breaking fifty thousand TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) for the first time since…
MID-YEAR VOLUMES SHOW DOUBLE AND TRIPLE-DIGIT GROWTH AT PORT OF MOBILE Alabama State Port Authority enters second half of the year with strong track record, promising outlook for containerized shipping. MOBILE, Ala. – July 7, 2022 The Alabama Port Authority released its 2022 year-to-date container volumes which showed double and triple-digit growth across all types of…
PORT OF MOBILE CONTAINER VOLUMES REMAIN ROBUST INTERMODAL RAIL POSTS TRIPLE DIGIT GROWTH MOBILE, Ala. – June 14, 2022 Calendar year-to-date 2022 through May container volumes remained robust at the Port of Mobile posting 225,883 TEUs or an 11.6 percent gain over volumes handled during the same period last year. May 2022 container volumes at…
ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY AND APM TERMINALS MOBILE INK DEAL CONTAINER TERMINAL ENTERS FOURTH EXPANSION MOBILE, Ala. – May 19, 2022 Alabama’s seaport modernization program remains on track to meet shipper demand and accommodate new vessel services. In keeping with their commitments to service and efficiency, the Alabama Port Authority and APM Terminals inked a deal…
PORT OF MOBILE GAINS NEW CENTRAL AMERICAN SERVICE SEALAND BONITA EXPRESS MAKES FIRST CALL MOBILE, Ala. – May 18, 2022 The Alabama Port Authority is pleased to announce new ocean service to and from Central America for containerized cargo shippers. Sealand – a Maersk Company – introduced the Bonita Express, a direct, all-water service between…