Alabama Port Authority Competing for EPA Grant to Support Emissions-Reduction Efforts at the Port of Mobile The POWER Project Would Support Maritime Industry Efforts to Reduce Emissions. MOBILE, ALA. – June 6, 2024. The Alabama Port Authority today announced its application for a federal grant to launch a major emissions reduction effort at Port…
MARCH MARKS 3RD HIGHEST CONTAINER VOLUME ON RECORD In a softening market, the Port of Mobile saw its third-highest month of volume since the terminal opened in 2008. MOBILE, AL – April 18, 2024. Amidst a softening market, the Alabama Port Authority marked its third-highest month in the history of the Port of Mobile’s…
Alabama Port Authority Announces North Alabama Inland Port This will be the Port’s third intermodal container transfer facility in Alabama. DECATUR, ALA. – Feb. 7, 2024. Today, the Alabama Port Authority announced the location of its third intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF) in Alabama. Strategically positioned in Decatur, Ala., the new facility is in…
Governor Ivey Announces the Port of Mobile’s Nearly $100 Billion Impact on Alabama’s Economy MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday in an event with the Port Authority, announced the Port of Mobile’s economic impact on Alabama’s economy totals a whopping $98.3 billion, an increase of roughly $13 billion from the previous year’s impact.…
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE DELIVERS KEY SUPPORT FOR STATE’S PORT Governor Signs Budget Granting $20M for Coal Handling Equipment; Incentives Bill. MOBILE, ALABAMA – June 9, 2023. The conclusion of the 2023 state legislative session marked impressive support for the Alabama Port Authority, with the State allocating $20 million to the McDuffie Coal Terminal and increasing…
McDuffie Coal Terminal – OP-ED by Alabama Port Authority Director and CEO, John C. Driscoll It’s no secret that Alabama’s economy is booming, and so is business at your Port. In 2021 alone, the Port was responsible for $85 billion dollars of economic impact and created nearly one-in-seven jobs statewide. On top of that, our economic…
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…