Port Of Mobile Booming, Moving Forward On Expansion

MOBILE, Ala. — The Alabama Port Authority recently 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% growth in April compared to April 2021 volumes handled, and refrigerated cargo also maintained its double-digit growth, posting a 57.9% gain over April 2021 volumes. The report follows eight straight months of container volume growth at the port. Additionally, the authority said it is moving forward on infrastructure investments to add capacity and efficiencies for shippers. It will use $38 million awarded in March to construct two projects aimed at increasing capacity for intermodal rail and multimodal freight movements at the port. It also received $67.3 million for intermodal and freight rail infrastructure improvements under the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act for the construction of an inland intermodal transfer facility at Montgomery.