APM Terminals Mobile, which handles containerized freight movement at the port in Mobile, is at work on a $58.6 million project to increase cargo-moving capacity and efficiency and upgrading the port’s Intermodal Container Transfer Facility.
The project, in conjunction with the port, has won support from the Mobile Industrial Development Board.
Two 3,000-foot tracks and two cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes will be added at the waterfront facilities in Mobile.
“APM Terminals Mobile is proud to support the expansion of the Intermodal Rail Facility, which marks a significant step forward in strengthening the Port of Mobile’s connectivity. With direct access to Class I railroads, this enhanced infrastructure positions us to serve major population centers across the U.S. and Canada and opens new opportunities for industries moving containerized cargo. We’re committed to being a gateway for growth and global trade,” said Brian Harold, managing director of APM Terminals Mobile.
The project “builds on the Port Authority’s ongoing program of state and federally backed capital improvements, including the $366 million channel deepening and widening project, $109 million Phase IV container terminal expansion, $98 million construction of the Montgomery Intermodal Container Transfer Facility and the upcoming ~$100 million Phase V berth expansion,” local economic development officials said in a press release.
“The Alabama Port Authority’s success is rooted in strong partnerships with world-class operators like APM Terminals,” said Doug Otto, interim director and CEO of the Alabama Port Authority. “Their commitment reinforces the state and federal investments we’re making in the channel, terminal and inland rail network, ensuring the Port of Mobile remains one of the fastest-growing and most competitive gateways in the nation.”
Construction on the project is underway with an anticipated completion date of 2026.
