Port of Mobile

Port of Mobile

The Port of Mobile, located in Mobile, Alabama, United States, is the only deep-water port in the state, and was the 10th largest in the nation in 2006.cite web|title="Tonnage for Selected U.S. Ports in 2006"|work="U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Waterborne Commerce Statistics"|url=http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcsc/portton06.htm|accessdate=2008-03-20] It is located along the Mobile River where it empties into Mobile Bay. The Port of Mobile has public, deepwater terminals with direct access to 1,500 miles of inland and intracoastal waterways serving the Great Lakes, the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys (via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway), and the Gulf of Mexico. The Alabama State Port Authority owns and operates the public terminals at the Port of Mobile. The public terminals handle containerized, bulk, break bulk, roll-on/roll-off, and heavy lift cargoes. The port is also home to private bulk terminal operators. The container, general cargo and bulk facilities have immediate access to two interstate systems and five Class I railroads. Additionally, the Central Gulf Railroad operates from the port as a rail ferry service to Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, in Mexico.cite web|title="Infrastructure"|work="Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce"|url=http://www.mobilechamber.com/infrastructure.asp|accessdate=2008-02-09]

In 2005, the Port of Mobile had a trade volume of 57,664,833 tons.cite web|title="2005 U.S. Port Cargo Tonnage Rankings"|work="American Association of Port Authorities"|url=http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/Statistics/2005_US_PortCargoRankings.xls|accessdate=2008-02-09] The Port of Mobile is the largest break bulk forest products port in the United States, and the Alabama State Port Authority's McDuffie Terminal is the second largest coal terminal in the United States and largest import coal terminal.cite web|title="Port Facts"|work="Alabama State Port Authority"|url=http://www.asdd.com/Asd/portfacts.htm|accessdate=2008-02-09]

Since 2000, the Alabama State Port Authority has undergone nearly $500M in capital improvements and expansion projects to serve containerized, bulk and break bulk commodities. Improvements include a new rail ferry terminal, new warehousing, a new container terminal, and expansions at McDuffie.

ee also

*List of ports in the United States

References

External links

* [http://www.asdd.com/ Alabama State Port Authority website]


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