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“We are excited to announce the [Decatur] location of our second inland rail facility in Alabama, furthering our dedication to advancing logistics infrastructure in the region,” Alabama Port Authority Director and CEO John Driscoll said Feb. 7. (Alabama Port Authority Photograph)

February 08, 2024
Intermodal

Alabama Port Authority, CSX to Launch Decatur Rail Facility

The Alabama Port Authority and CSX on Feb. 7 reported partnering to establish a North Alabama intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF) in Decatur.

More than 300 people rode Amtrak’s Gulf Coast Inspection Train (pictured) from New Orleans to Jacksonville, Fla., in February 2016, as part of an ongoing effort to restore passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, which was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and never resumed. (Marc Glucksman, Amtrak)

April 10, 2023
Intercity

Report: Mobile Train Stop ‘Final Infrastructure Issue’ Before Amtrak Gulf Coast Service Can Restart

The construction of a train stop, and a track leading to it in downtown Mobile, Ala., officials say, is the “final infrastructure issue that needs to be addressed before Amtrak can restart passenger trains along the Gulf Coast for the first time in 18 years, according to an AL.com report.

The now weekly E-Commerce Baltimore Express service will increase ship sizes by nearly 50%.

February 15, 2023
Intermodal

Intermodal Briefs: Port of Baltimore, APM Terminals Mobile

ZIM Shipping Lines will increase service frequency and ship size at the Port of Baltimore. Also, APM Terminals Mobile targets U.S. Southeast and Midwest logistics growth.

“With proven fluidity, the Port of Mobile continues to attract new routes, creating more direct services from the Far East to Mobile and enhancing our gateway’s connection to growing global markets,” said Alabama Port Authority Chief Commercial Officer Beth Branch. (Photograph Courtesy of Alabama Port Authority, via LinkedIn)

January 26, 2023
Intermodal

Intermodal Briefs: Alabama Port Authority, PA/NYNJ, Port of Virginia

Alabama Port Authority’s Port of Mobile breaks the 560,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) annual throughput threshold for the first time. Also, Port of New York and New Jersey (PA/NYNJ) moves more than 9 million TEUs in 2022, up 27% from pre-pandemic 2019; and construction of five new STS (ship-to-shore) cranes for the Port of Virginia is under way with delivery set for December 2024.

Phase I of the Alabama Port Authority’s 272-acre facility in Montgomery is slated to cost $54 million and take up to two years to construct.

February 01, 2022
Intermodal

Alabama Port Authority to Boost Intermodal Capacity—in Montgomery

The Alabama Port Authority is building an inland container intermodal transfer facility in Montgomery to extend rail service northeast from the Port of Mobile; it will be served by CSX.