Logistics, Distribution & Maritime
Austal Wins $44-Million Contract
Mobile-headquartered Austal USA was recently awarded a $44-million autonomous design and construction contract by the U.S. Navy, FOX10 reported. The undefinitized contract modification is for...
Averitt Receives Award For Work In Mobile
The Topocean Group, a global freight forwarding and logistics service provider, recently honored Cookeville, Tennessee-headquartered Averitt Express, Inc. with the “Outstanding Logistics Partner Award,” according...
Barge Dismantling Project Begins In Mobile
In preparation for a three-year, $129-million dismantling project, APTIM Federal Services moved a massive surface ship support barge (SSSB) to the Alabama Shipyard at the...
Work Begins On Mobile Ship Channel
The Alabama State Port Authority in Mobile recently announced the kickoff of Alabama’s seaport modernization program to deepen and widen the Mobile Ship Channel and...
Urban South Brewery Partners For Distribution
Urban South Brewery of New Orleans has announced that it will begin distributing four of its beers and a hard seltzer along the Alabama Gulf...
Deuce Drone to Begin Flights In May
Last-mile package delivery startup Deuce Drone LLC has set May for a “VIP launch,” AL.com reports. The company’s first phase of commercial operation will connect...
Deuce Drone Hires Chief Operating Officer
Deuce Drone LLC recently announced via the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce that Ret. Brig. General, U.S. Air Force Ed Fienga has joined the company...
Myer Grows, Invests In West Mobile
Mobile-based Myer Marine Services is expanding its West Mobile facility by more than 50% and will hire 50 new employees (which would put its headcount...
Chart To Invest $2.5 Million, Create 94 Jobs In Theodore
Chart Industries of Ball Ground, Georgia, announced enhancements and new product lines for its Theodore site, it announced via the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce....
Amazon Cancels Spanish Fort Plans
Amazon’s plans for a $45-million distribution center in Spanish Fort (Amazon Distribution Center For Spanish Fort) have been scrapped, NBC reports. Though little explanation was...
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