ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES WETLAND CREATION PLANNING NOW UNDERWAY MOBILE, Ala. – May 20, 2021. Planning is underway for the creation of 1,200 acres of wetlands in the Upper Mobile Bay through the beneficial use of dredged sediments, according to the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA). The project, known as the Upper Mobile Bay…
ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY NAMES CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER DRISCOLL NAMES CHANGES TO PORT AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT MOBILE, Ala. – February 9, 2021. John Driscoll, director and chief executive officer announced Beth Ann Frisher will join the Alabama State Port Authority senior management team as the new Chief Commercial Officer effective February 18, 2021. “Beth stood out…
ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2021 MOBILE, Ala. – December 22, 2020. The Alabama State Port Authority applauded today’s final passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which funds the federal government through September 30, 2021, and provides over $900 million in COVID-19 relief for struggling Americans.…
Port of Mobile Sets another Export Metallurgical Coal Loading Record October 12, 2020, Mobile Ala. – The Alabama State Port Authority set another export coal shipment record loading 146,479 short tons (132,883.5 metric tons) at its McDuffie Coal Terminal. The coal was loaded to the Newcastle Max class bulk carrier, NSU WELFARE, which matches the…
ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY’S SHORTLINE RAILROAD RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN SAFETY August 20, 2020, Mobile, Ala. — The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has awarded two of its prestigious President’s Awards to the Alabama State Port Authority’s Terminal Railway – Alabama State Docks (TASD). The association annual releases those short line railroads…
Governor Kay Ivey Names Three New Members, Reappoints One to the Alabama State Port Authority Board August 18, 2020, Mobile, Ala. – Three new board members will take their seats this month, when the Alabama State Port Authority’s board of directors meet on business matters concerning the state’s only seaport. Gov. Kay Ivey appointed Tony…
Second Newcastle Max Calls at Port of Mobile Sets Export Metallurgical Coal Loading Record June 30, 2020, Mobile Ala. – The Alabama State Port Authority received another Newcastle Max bulk carrier loading a record 135,484 short tons (122,909 metric tons) of export metallurgical grade coal at its McDuffie Coal Terminal. The Newcastle Max class bulk…
ALABAMA U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SIGN PROJECT AGREEMENT PORT OF MOBILE READY TO DEEPEN AND WIDEN MOBILE, Ala. – June 17, 2020. — Alabama’s seaport modernization program reached another critical milestone today when the State of Alabama and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers entered into the Project Partnership Agreement that will deepen and…
APM Terminals Mobile gains another distribution center Automotive lift producer BendPak opens new distribution center near APM Terminals Mobile to serve US Gulf, Midwest, East coast and Canadian markets via five Class I railroads. Mobile, Alabama USA – BendPak, which manufactures and sells automotive lifts used in car dealerships and parking garages, has joined such…