New Container Berth Planned At Port Of Mobile
The Alabama Port Authority and APM Terminals Mobile announced an agreement October 28 to proceed with construction of a new, 1,300-foot container berth at the Port of Mobile.
The $131 million project, funded by federal appropriations to the Alabama Port Authority along with private investments from APM Terminals, an independent division in A.P. Moller–Maersk, will expand berth capacity by 50 percent. It will enable the terminal to handle three ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) simultaneously.
Construction on the new berth is expected to begin in 2026 and take 24 months after ground is broken. Once the additional dock is completed, the annual berth capacity of APM Terminals Mobile will be 1.4 million TEU, supported by a total of seven ship-to-shore cranes.
“This expansion is about more than infrastructure. It’s about cementing Mobile’s position as the Gulf’s premier container gateway,” said Doug Otto, interim CEO and director of the Alabama Port Authority. “With the channel deepening complete, a new berth underway, the Phase IV expansion in progress and APM Terminals’ continued partnership, we’re connecting businesses across Alabama—and across the nation—to global markets faster and more efficiently than ever before.”
The berth will be located at the southern end of the existing container terminal and is adjacent to 25 acres of land that could be developed in the future for container handling, value-added logistics or storage needs.
