The primary focus of the site is providing export services to local poultry producers but is well-suited to support a broad range of temperature-controlled distribution services.
With importance as a trading center dating back to French colonists and Native Americans and Alabama’s place as one of the largest poultry producing states in the U.S., the Port of Mobile is poised for expansion in 2023.
Facility will serve 100+ stores in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and the Florida panhandle
February 3, 2023
A M King provided property consulting for ALDI U.S. and designed and built the 564,000-square-foot structure, which includes cold storage, dry storage and packaging space.
Under the agreement, the Port Authority and APM Terminals will add 32 acres to the existing 134-acre facility bringing the facility’s annual throughput capacity to one million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).
Sealand, a Maersk Company, introduced the Bonita Express, a direct, all-water service between the Port of Mobile, the Puerto Cortes in Honduras and Santo Tomas de Castilla in Guatemala.
As container volumes continue to climb, the Port Authority is moving forward on infrastructure investments to add capacity and efficiencies for shippers utilizing the gateway.