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…
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…
ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY FIRST QUARTER POST CONTINUED GROWTH INTERMODAL RAIL CARGO TRIPLES AT PORT OF MOBILE MOBILE, ALA – May 10, 2022. The Alabama Port Authority released its April 2022 results for container volumes through the Port of Mobile showing a 39.7% increase over April 2021 volumes The port’s container intermodal transfer facility posted 112.6%…
DOUBLE DIGIT CONTAINER VOLUME GROWTH CONTINUES AT PORT OF MOBILE MOBILE, ALA – March 16, 2022. The Alabama Port Authority released its February 2022 container volumes, increasing its refrigerated cargo by 54.2% over January 2022 volumes. Intermodal rail transfers experienced a 12.4 percent gain over the prior month’s volumes handling 2,898 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).…
PORT OF MOBILE CONTAINERIZED CARGO GROWTH CONTINUES MOBILE, ALA – October 12, 2021. Containerized cargo volumes continue to climb in September due in part to cargo shifts into uncongested gateways servicing key North American markets. Container volume through the Port of Mobile marked its third highest lift in September delivering a 27 percent year to date…