Alabama Port Authority launches $100M Pier B South redevelopment
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The Alabama Port Authority has begun demolition and reconstruction of Pier B South, launching a multi-year, multi-phase program to modernize the Port of Mobile\u2019s general cargo terminal\u2014one of the port\u2019s most historic and versatile assets.<\/p>\n
Built in the 1920s, Pier B South has served Alabama industries for nearly a century. Through a $100 million federal investment championed by Senator Richard Shelby, the Port is transforming the aging facility into a modern, high-capacity berth to support the state\u2019s growing breakbulk trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cPier B South has stood for nearly a hundred years as a symbol of Alabama\u2019s global trade gateway through the Port of Mobile, and now we\u2019re investing to ensure it remains an engine for the next hundred years,\u201d said Doug Otto, director and CEO of the Alabama Port Authority. \u201cFrom steel producers like SSAB, Outokumpu, Nucor, and Arcelor Mittal to forest products suppliers like Great Southern Wood Preserving, International Paper, and Georgia-Pacific, we are building the Port to serve Alabama businesses who continue to invest and expand production right here in our state.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new Pier B South will feature 1,500 linear feet of modern dock structure built to handle 1,500 pounds per square foot (psf) and accommodate mobile harbor cranes and other advanced cargo-handling equipment. The facility will be rail-served, shore-power capable, and designed for seamless integration with the Port\u2019s general cargo complex.<\/p>\n
RJ Baggett Construction is leading the construction, which will take approximately three years to complete.<\/p>\n
The Pier B South project marks Phase I of the Port\u2019s broader General Cargo Modernization Program, a multi-year initiative to enhance capacity, efficiency, and sustainability across the Port\u2019s breakbulk operations.<\/p>\n
Additional program elements now underway include:<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom warehouse improvements to a harbor optimization partnership with the Corps, every piece of this strategy ties back to a single goal\u2014serving Alabama industry, because when companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the state, it\u2019s our responsibility to ensure their Port keeps pace with their growth,\u201d Otto said.<\/p>\n
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