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Alabama State Port Authority’s growth story transcends geographical luck

If you’re looking for hopeful economic news, look toward the Southeastern ports ⁠— specifically the Port of Mobile in Alabama. 

2021 is looking to be another strong year for the port’s containerized cargo growth, and it’s partly because transit times between Asia and the U.S. inlands are comparable via the Port of Mobile⁠ — an alternative gateway for international shippers to reach four major population centers in one day: the U.S. Gulf, East Coast, Midwest and Canada. 

The unprecedented...

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‘Land is plentiful’ for APM Terminals Mobile seaport growth

APM Terminals Mobile wants more companies to see what Alabama’s Gulf Coast has to offer.

It said several major corporations — from Airbus to Amazon, BendPak to Bombardier, Honda to Hyundai — already use the Port of Mobile as a global logistics hub. 

Brian Harold, APM Terminals Mobile’s managing director, said the region has it all — “available land near the port to grow manufacturing and DCs, five Class I railroads for inland supply chains, three interstate highways and a cargo airport near the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/land-is-plentiful-for-apm-terminals-mobile-seaport-growth

Good economic news: BendPak opens Alabama distribution center

The opening of BendPak’s Alabama distribution center (DC) is good news in a time when there is very little good news.

“The economic outlook globally is stressed and uncertain. BendPak investing in Mobile shows economic confidence is out there and the public gets some good economic news,” said Jimmy Lyons, director emeritus of the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA).

BendPak, which manufactures and sells automotive lifts used in car dealerships and parking garages, has opened a 100,000-square-foot...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/good-economic-news-bendpak-opens-alabama-distribution-center

New distribution centre opens near APM Terminals Mobile

Automotive lift producer BendPak has opened a new distribution centre near APM Terminals Mobile to serve US Gulf, Midwest, East coast and Canadian markets via five Class I railroads.

California-based BendPak has opened a new 100,000-square-foot (30,480-square-metres) distribution centre in Theodore, Alabama which is 11 miles from the APM Terminals Mobile container terminal. The new administrative and shipping complex has easy access to three major interstates and five Class I railroads helping...

https://container-news.com/new-distribution-centre-opens-near-apm-terminals-mobile/