Alabama Port Authority begins fourth phase of Port of Mobile container terminal expansion

The Alabama Port Authority has commenced the fourth phase of its container terminal expansion at the Port of Mobile, which will double the handling capacity from 500,000 teu to over 1m teu per year. 

The latest phase will include an inter-terminal connector bridge to create on-dock rail access at the container terminal and is complemented by the ongoing channel deepening and widening project, led by the US Army Corps of Engineers, which will increase the Mobile Ship Channel depth to 50 ft. 

The expanded terminal and deeper channel will allow the Port of Mobile to serve super post-Panamax vessels, the largest ships that can transit the expanded Panama Canal, and improve connectivity to major inland markets through enhanced rail and road infrastructures.