Judith Adams - Troy University

Alabama State Port Authority
Port Overview
Troy University’s Center for Water Resource Economics
Water Resource Management and Economics Conference
October 22-24, 2014
www.asdd.com
Port of Mobile
 Excellent Transportation Infrastructure
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I-10 & I-65
5 Class 1 Railroads (AGR-BNSF, CN, CSX, KCS, NS)
4 Day Rail Ferry Service to/from Mexico
Air Cargo (Brookley Complex)
Foreign Trade Zone
 Full Service Seaport – 12th Largest in the Nation*
 Favorable Labor Environment
 Channel Depth Currently Handles Post-Panamax
Vessels
 Incremental Growth Projected from Panama Canal
Expansion
* USACE Waterborne Commerce Center 2011/2012
The Port Authority’s Economic Impact
Economic Value Statewide of Marine Cargo & Vessel Activity
 Alabama State Port Authority Generates:
 127,591 Jobs (direct, indirect, induced
and related user jobs)
 $506+ million in direct and indirect tax
impact
 Total Economic Value $18.7 Billion
Martin Associates – October 2012
SERVING ALABAMA INDUSTRY
Listing Represents a Sampling of ASPA Customers by Region
 Northern Region of Alabama
PILGRIM’S
MARSHALL DURBIN
TYSON FOODS
WEYERHAEUSER
GREAT SOUTHERN
NUCOR
VULCAN MATERIALS
 Central Region of Alabama
ACIPCO
GEORGIA PACIFIC
KRONOSPAN
NUCOR
ALABAMA POWER
HONDA
MERCEDES BENZ
O’NEAL STEEL
 Southern Region of Alabama
AM / NS CALVERT
BERG / EUROPIPE
GEORGIA PACIFIC
HYSCO
MITSUBISHI
ROCK TENN
AKER SOLUTIONS
DUPONT
GULF SOUTH LUMBER
INEOS
OUTOKUMPU
STANDARD FURNITURE
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
SOLUTIA/EASTMAN
WAYNE FARMS
DRUMMOND
KIA SUPPLIERS
WALTER ENERGY
US PIPE
APM TERMINALS
EVONIK
HYUNDAI
MASLAND
POSCO
Intracoastal Waterway / Gulf of Mexico
Lower Harbor – 45 ft. Draft
Serving Larger Post Panamax Ships
Containers / Steel / Coal
Upper Harbor – 40 ft. Draft
Serving Panamax Ships
Metals / Forest Products
Frozen Poultry / Grain / Coal /
Petroleum/ Petroleum Products
Inland Waterways Via
Tennessee-Tombigbee
Intermodal Investments
Container Terminal /ICTF / Logistics
5 National Railroads
3 Short Line Railroads
Interstates / I-65 & I-10
Trucking
(6 hour Increments)
 Interstates & Four
Lane Highways in
Alabama Have
Efficient Connections
to Port of Mobile
 Alabama Home to
1,025 Full Service
Trucking Companies
Nashville
Mobile
The Port’s Rail Network
Rail Network Serves all of North America
 Alabama Connects
via Rail to All of
North America
 Port Served by 5
Class 1 Railroads,
Rail Ferry Service to
Mexico
 Port Owned and
Operated Short Line
Servicing All Carriers
TENNESSEE
Inland
Waterways
Port of Mobile Provides Access
to Nearly 15,000 Miles of
Inland Waterways Serving Great
Lakes, Ohio, Upper Miss. and
Tennessee Valley Ports
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Tennessee River
Tennessee-Tombigbee
Warrior-Tombigbee
ALABAMA
MISSISSIPPI
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
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General Cargo Terminals
 Over 2.4 Million Sq. Ft. of
Open Storage & 2.4 Million
Sq. Ft. of Modern
Warehouses
 40 Ft. Draft Terminals
 On Dock Rail - TASD
 Pig Iron Pad
 Heavy Lift Terminals
 Unencumbered Interstate
Highway Access
 Access to 15,000+ Miles of
Inland Waterways
 Liner Service to European,
Asian, Caribbean, & South
American Ports
Steel / Metals
 London Metals
Exchange Port
 Dramatic Growth
in Iron/Steel
Products
Grain – Cement – Pig Iron
 Pier D Terminals
 Import Cement
Operated by Argos
 Grain Elevator
Operated by Agrex
(Mitsubishi),
Offering 80+
Million Bushel
Capacity Annually
 Pig Iron Yard
Operated by CSA
Equipment
Pinto Terminal - Steel
 $110 Million Invested
 Annual Throughput
Capacity of 5 Million
Tons.
 Current Customer
Moves Steel Volumes
via Waterway Only
 Three Wide-span
Gantry Cranes/Fully
Automated
McDuffie Coal Terminal
 $120 Million Invested
 Net Gain: Increased Annual
Throughput and Better Service
 3 Ship Berths; 45 ft. Draft; Rail;
Barge
 New Reclaim Hoppers,
Stacker/Reclaimers, Expanded
Barge Loading/Unloading Capacity,
Rail Loop, New Electronics/Software
 Export Alabama Metallurgical Coal
Serves Steel Markets Worldwide
ASPA’s Choctaw Point Complex
APM Terminals Mobile
Future Intermodal Container
Transfer Facility
Future Logistics Park
APM
Terminals
MobileTerminal
Mobile
Container
 2 Post-Panamax Cranes (4 More
Planned)
 2,000 Feet of Berth at 45-Foot Draft
 Weekly Carrier Service on Major Trade
Lanes
Intermodal Container
Transfer Facility
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ICTF Phase I & II
 80 - acre Facility
 10,800 Linear Feet of Working
Tracks
 12,000 Linear Feet of Support
Tracks
 Rail Bridge
 A Run-around Track Handling Three
Unit Trains per Day
 Adjacent Paved and Lighted
Staging Areas
 Dedicated Vehicle Flyover Bridge
Connecting to the Marine Terminal
 200,000 TEU Annual Throughput
Capacity at Full Build-out
 Phase I Construction Underway –
Complete Late 2015
 Serves U.S.
Import/Export/Domestic Markets
Panama Canal Expansion -- 2015
New Locks – Panama Canal
Dimensions of Locks and Vessels
 Ships that will be able
to transit the canal are:
 10 feet deeper
 56 feet wider
 250 feet longer
 Increases maximum
size container vessel
from 5,000 TEUs to
13,000 TEUs
What Transits The Panama Canal
Cargo Shares (321 MMT)
 Containers – 34%
 Dry Bulk – 25%
 Liquid Bulk – 15%
 Vehicle Carriers – 11%
 General Cargo / Others – 7%
 Refrigerated Cargo – 5%
 Passengers – 3%
US – Asia is the Dominant Trade Route in Terms of Transits and Volumes
Bulk Accounts for 40% of the Tonnage Transiting the Canal
Expansion of the Canal Will Allow Larger Vessels for All Cargo Types
Alabama State Port Authority Tomorrow
- Five Year Capital Program
Project Cost
 Pier C North Rehabilitation
 Intermodal Rail (ICTF – Phase I)
Rail Bridge and Site Work
 Pier D Steel Warehouse (Phase I)
 Container Terminal Phase II
 Garrows Bend Logistic Park
 New Shiploader/Rail Loop Track/Yard 5
@ McDuffie Coal Terminal
 Intermodal Rail (ICTF – Phase II)
Truck/Vehicle Bridge Connector
 RO-RO Terminal
 Middle Bay Port Pier/Yard
 Interchange Rail Yard Expansion
Total Cost
$18M
$36M
Schedule
$36M *
$68M
$57M
$70M
Completed
Under
Construction
Dec. 2014
2014-2015
2014-2016
Completed
$44M
2015-2018
$65M
$21M
2014-2017
Project
Driven
2015-2018
$5M
$420M
*Private Investment
Alabama State Port Authority Challenges
 ASPA Funding
 USACE Funding
 Container Carriage
 Gulf Ports Transition to Serve Retail/Distribution Markets
 Regulatory Environment
Alabama State Port Authority
Thank You!
www.asdd.com
Judith Adams
Vice President, Marketing
251-441-7003 / jadams@asdd.com