Port of Mobile Outpaces Budget as Steel, Coal and Rail Traffic Surge
The Alabama Port Authority is $30 million ahead of budget through June, driven by record coal, steel and rail traffic, even as wet coal shipments drove up June expenses.
Fitch Boosts Alabama Port Authority’s Credit Rating, Pointing to Financial Strength and Diversified Growth
Fitch Ratings upgraded the Alabama Port Authority's bond rating to "A-" with a stable outlook, citing stronger finances and growing revenue diversification beyond coal and steel.
The Port of Mobile Just Landed on a List With the Golden Gate Bridge and the Transcontinental Railroad
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association named the Port of Mobile one of '250 transportation projects that helped build America,' putting the nearly century-old Alabama port on a list…
Airbus Finalizes Bombardier CSeries Partnership, Adding New Assembly Line in Mobile
Airbus finalized its partnership with Bombardier to build CSeries jets in Mobile, adding a second assembly line and about 400 jobs, the same week the Mobile plant delivered its first…
Allegiant Air Takes Delivery of First Mobile-Built Airbus A320
Allegiant Air has received its first Airbus A320 assembled at the company's Mobile manufacturing plant, a delivery that coincided with the debut of a new $1.4 million dock built by…
House Budget Plan Keeps Three Littoral Combat Ships on Track for Austal USA
A House subcommittee budget proposal continues funding for three Littoral Combat Ships, sustaining work at Mobile's Austal USA shipyard.
Byrne Says Mobile Could Benefit From Cuba Trade, Faults Obama’s Approach
Rep. Bradley Byrne says Mobile's centuries-old ties to Cuba could bring economic benefits, even as he criticized how the White House pursued closer relations.