Alabama Port Authority

Regulators to conduct hearing on CP’s plan to merge with KCS

A photograph of two locomotives. One is from Canadian Pacific and the other is from Kansas City Southern.

The Surface Transportation Board will conduct a three-day hearing in September on the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern in order to speak directly with the railways, as well as any other interested parties, about issues that have arisen during the proceeding.

“I have strongly favored public hearings in our proceedings, which not only allow the board members to deeply explore the issues with our stakeholders but also advance transparency into our decision-making,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/regulators-to-conduct-hearing-on-cps-plan-to-merge-with-kcs

CSX, NS share confidential data with Amtrak, enter mediation

The Surface Transportation Board is allowing select Amtrak staff to review “highly confidential” market and operations information from CSX and Norfolk Southern so it can respond to questions raised during a proceeding on its request to restore Gulf Coast passenger rail service. 

The STB is also ordering board-sponsored mediation for all parties. 

Amtrak wants to run two round trips per day on CSX- and NS-owned tracks and infrastructure between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, and it wants STB to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-ns-share-confidential-data-with-amtrak-enter-mediation

Port of Mobile: 39.7% increase in container volumes in April

The Alabama Port Authority has announced a 39.7% increase in the Port of Mobile container volumes in April, with the port’s container intermodal transfer facility growing by 112.6% year-on-year in the previous month.

During the same period, the Port of Mobile reported a significant growth in refrigerated cargo, posting a 57.9% gain.

As container volume continues to grow, the port authority is investing in infrastructure to increase capacity and efficiency for shippers using the gate.

In March...

https://container-news.com/port-of-mobile-39-7-increase-in-container-volumes-in-april/

Federal hearing on Amtrak’s planned Gulf Coast service powers on

The evidentiary hearing that the Surface Transportation Board is conducting this week on Amtrak’s request to restore Gulf Coast service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans appears poised to stretch beyond its original two-day schedule as the board and witnesses wrangle over what is and isn’t within the board’s jurisdiction.

Amtrak is seeking to reestablish service between the two Gulf Coast cities after service was stopped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Amtrak wants to run...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/federal-hearing-on-amtraks-planned-gulf-coast-service-powers-on

Rail Roundup: Amtrak Gulf Coast update, CSX, Trac Intermodal, BNSF

STB denies railroads’ request for mediation in Amtrak’s Gulf Coast service proceeding

The Surface Transportation Board has denied a request by CSX (NASDAQ: CSX), Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and the Alabama Port Authority to allow a mediator to come between the railroads and Amtrak over Amtrak’s request to operate Gulf Coast service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama.

The railroads and the port had asked for board-sponsored mediation last on March 25, but STB denied that request for now. Any...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-roundup-amtrak-gulf-coast-update-csx-trac-intermodal-bnsf

Port of Mobile enjoys container volumes growth in January

Port of Mobile in Alabama, US has handled 47,768 TEU in January, which represents a 17.5% year-over-year increase with the reefer sector achieving a 21.5% jump compared to January last year.

At the same time, the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) volumes grew 167.9% handling 2,579 TEU.

“The Port continues its strong growth due to the terminals’ offering of capacity, service and supply chain reliability,” said Beth Branch, Chief Commercial Officer of the Alabama Port Authority.

The Port...

https://container-news.com/port-of-mobile-enjoys-container-volumes-growth-in-january/

Alabama Port Authority to build new inland container intermodal transfer facility

The board of directors of the Alabama Port Authority has given the green light to the construction of an inland container intermodal transfer (ICTF) facility in Montgomery, Alabama through the approval of a US$2.042 million purchase of a site of more than 1.1 million square metres in the city.

The project is expected to extend intermodal rail service from the port authority’s container intermodal terminal at the Port of Mobile in support of Alabama’s regional growth in manufacturing, retail,...

https://container-news.com/alabama-port-authority-to-build-new-inland-container-intermodal-transfer-facility/

CSX, Norfolk Southern tout intermodal investments in South, Midwest

Eastern U.S. railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern are involved in two projects aimed at bolstering intermodal infrastructure and assets in the South and Midwest.

Inland container transfer facility planned to support Port of Mobile

The Alabama Port Authority has approved a $2.04 million purchase of 272 acres in Montgomery for construction of an inland container intermodal transfer facility that will support container traffic from the Port of Mobile.

The port says extending intermodal rail service...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-norfolk-southern-tout-intermodal-investments-in-south-midwest

East, Gulf Coast ports smash records in 2021

The year 2021 proved to be a banner year for ports on the East and Gulf coasts as consumer demand remained brisk amid the waxing and waning COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 ‘most productive year’ at Port of Virginia

The Port of Virginia in Norfolk handled more than 3.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units in 2021, a 25.2% increase from 2020, at a time when the broader supply chain faced pandemic-related headwinds, according to Virginia Port Authority CEO and Executive Director Stephen A. Edwards. 

“This...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/east-gulf-coast-ports-smash-records-in-2021

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