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The center of commerce.

Alabama sits at the heart of the fastest-growing region in the U.S., and the state has the logistics infrastructure to help the region keep growing. Alabama’s transportation infrastructure allows worldwide connectivity: six interstate highways, 3,700 miles of railroad tracks, 92 airports, 1,300 miles of commercially navigable waterways, and a deep-water seaport that is one of the nation’s busiest.

29 Million Tons

Cargo Shipped Annually Through Public Terminals at the Port of Mobile

3,700 Miles

Track Servicing Five Class 1 Railroads and 16 Freight Railroads

6

Interstate Highways

No. 14

Huntsville International Airport’s Ranking for International Cargo in the U.S.

Interstates

  • Six interstate highways
  • 75,000 miles of paved public roads in Alabama
  • Lead to 160 metropolitan areas

Rail

  • Over 3,700 miles of railroad tracks
  • Five Class 1 railroads

Aviation

  • Seven major commercial airlines
  • Alabama is located between two of the country’s largest air freight centers – Memphis and Atlanta
  • 92 public-use airports

Water

  • Alabama water corridors connect to over 15,000 miles of inland waterways in 23 states
  • The Alabama Channel at the Port of Mobile bisects the 1,300-mile Intracoastal Waterway, giving access to markets from Texas to Florida

Port of Mobile

The Port of Mobile is Alabama’s only deepwater port. It moves around 54 million tons of cargo per year — a volume that consistently ranks the port within the top dozen of ports in the nation. The facility has easy access to two interstates, five Class 1 railroads, and 1,500 miles of inland and intercostal waterway connections. Since 2000, the port has carried out nearly $500 million in improvement and expansion projects intended to serve containerized, bulk, and break bulk commodities. The port features two harbors. The Upper harbor’s channel is 40 feet in draft, with 2.4 million square-feet for cargo. The Lower harbor’s draft size is 45 feet and typically services Post-Panamax ships carrying containers, steel, and coal.

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