Port of Mobile
Wellesley, Massachusetts-based marine terminal and logistics company Enstructure LLC recently announced the acquisition of Richardson Cos., a terminal and logistics company with primary operations in the Port of Mobile and Port Houston. Richardson operated approximately 1 million ft2 of industrial warehousing. Enstructure will now operate 20 terminals along the Gulf Coast, East Coast and Inland…
The International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1410 began striking CSA Equipment Co.’s breakbulk operations at the Port of Mobile last week, less than a month after the organizations agreed to federal mediation, AL.com reported. Local 1410 President Mark Bass said the union membership voted to strike after being notified of cancellation of the mediation. Local 1410,…
MOBILE, Ala. — The Port of Mobile had its busiest month ever for containerized cargo in July, breaking 50,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the first time since the container port began operations in 2009, Business Alabama reported. The year-over-year comparison reflects a growth rate of 184.7% for intermodal cargo and 35.8% for dry and…
MOBILE, Ala. — Calendar year-to-date 2022 through May container volumes remained robust at the Port of Mobile, posting 225,883 twenty-foot-equivalent units, an 11.6% gain over volumes handled during the same period last year. While there was a year-over-year dip of 6% in container volumes last month compared to May 2021, the port’s intermodal rail growth…
MOBILE, Ala. — Sen. Richard Shelby recently expounded on more than $1 billion for improvements headed for the Mobile area, AL.com reported. Part of 12 bills sent to President Joe Biden, local funding includes $100 million for the Mobile Airport Authority for design, planning and construction of improvements at the Mobile Downtown Airport (Mobile Downtown…
The Alabama Port Authority has launched a new website and branding, which it says are “aimed at highlighting the capabilities and connectivity at one of the nation’s largest deep-water seaports,” the Port of Mobile. ALPorts.com uses imagery reflective of the port’s infrastructure investment and aims to provide streamlined information important to the port’s customers, service…
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