Alabama State Port Authority

Expansion of the Port of Mobile gets the green light

Big ships are coming. On Tuesday, the Alabama State Port Authority announced that it has received federal authorization to deepen the Mobile Harbor, allowing for much larger vessels in the Port of Mobile. The project will deepen the bay and river channels to 50 feet and widening the bay channel by more than 100 feet … Continued

Josh Moon

September 11, 2019

Maritime executive named deputy director of the Alabama State Port Authority

James Lyons, director and chief executive officer of the Alabama State Port Authority, has named Richard Clark as deputy director for the Port Authority. The appointment is effective July 16, 2019. “We conducted a nationwide search with one of the country’s premier maritime and port industry recruiting firms, and the Port Authority received resumes from … Continued

June 26, 2019

Port of Mobile Gets $12 million TIGER Grant

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) a $12 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant. The money will be used to develop the Garrows Bend Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) better … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 20, 2012