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Container Terminal

Container terminal at the Port of Mobile operated by APM Terminals, with a 50 ft draft, capacity for 15,000 TEU vessels and on-dock rail transfer.

Description

The Container Terminal at the Port of Mobile has been operated by APM Terminals since 2008 and serves shippers moving cargo to and from the U.S. Midwest, Southeast and beyond. The terminal combines deep water, large ship-to-shore cranes and an on-dock intermodal rail transfer facility.

Key features

  • 4 Super Post-Panamax and 2 Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes
  • 50 ft (15.2 m) draft and a 2,400 ft (732 m) deepwater berth on a 149-acre footprint
  • Handles vessels up to 15,000 TEUs; 325 reefer plugs
  • On-dock ICTF moves containers from ship to rail within one business day; trucks average less than one hour in and out
  • Direct access to 5 Class I railroads, with intermodal connections to Memphis, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto and Montreal

Capacity

The terminal handles over 500,000 TEUs annually, with room to expand to 2.5 million TEUs.

Specifications

Draft50 ft (15.2m)
Berth length2400 ft (732m)
Footprint149 acres
Vessel capacityup to 15,000 TEUs
STS cranes4 Super Post-Panamax, 2 Post-Panamax
Reefer plugs325
Annual throughputover 500,000 TEUs
Expansion capacity2.5 million TEUs

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