Original news was published on 31 March, 2015
The Alabama State Port Authority and Alabama Steel Terminals today [March 31] dedicated a new US$36 million steel coil handling facility at the Port of Mobile. Located on the Alabama State Port Authority’s main docks complex, the new rail, truck and barge served facility was constructed behind ASPA’s Pier D2 berth on a 40-foot deep channel.
Alabama Steel Terminals is a joint venture between TriState Maritime Services and the Richardson Group of Companies. Alabama Steel Terminals will operate and manage the terminal.
“We are pleased to have delivered the most technologically advanced steel handling facility in the nation to better complement the port’s existing portfolio of steel terminal facilities,” James K. Lyons, chief executive of the Alabama State Port Authority, said.
Lyons said the AST project is strategic to expanding the port’s steel handling capabilities. The Port of Mobile is currently the second largest steel handling port in the nation with just over 5 million tons handled in fiscal year 2014.
Alabama Steel Terminals provides 178,200 square feet of covered bay area equipped with three 50-ton-capacity overhead bridge cranes and 168,000 square feet of open storage yard handling an estimated 700,000 tons of steel annually. At full build out, Alabama Steel Terminals would add 194,400 square feet bay area equipped with three additional (50) ton capacity overhead bridge cranes.
The Alabama State Port Authority owns and operates the State of Alabama’s public, deep-water port facilities at the Port of Mobile. The Authority’s container, general cargo and bulk facilities have immediate access to two interstate systems, five Class 1 railroads, and nearly 15,000 miles of inland waterway connections.
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