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Port Birmingham is
comprised of 184 total acres, 125 acres and in use with another 59 acres
to be developed. It has almost 1 ½ miles of river frontage with the
capacity to store approximately 40 river barges on site at any time and
to load barges at 5 different locations and unload barges at 2
locations. To put that in perspective from a rail car standpoint, Port
Birmingham’s current capacity to store approximately 40 river barges is
equal to about 600 rail cars or 6 full unit trains.
The five loading
facilities are as follows;
| Crane 614 is a 25 ton gantry
crane with clamshell and hook capabilities. There is on dock
rail and truck loading and unloading at this facility which
means barge direct to rail or truck and vice versa is available
along with barge direct to storage. This allows for maximum
flexibility to move product efficiently. Bulk commodities and
finished products can be handled at this load out |
| Crane 615 is a 23 ton gantry
crane with clamshell capacity only at this time. There is on
dock rail and truck at this location which allows for movement
of commodity direct from barge to rail or truck or direct into
storage. With some modification, this location could be
converted into a full service load out facility. Bulk
commodities such as coal and iron ore are handled here. |
| Conveyor 616 is a rapid load out
conveyor system that has a bottom/end dump rail/truck unloading
pit that can go direct to barge or to ground storage. This is
the primary system for loading barges as a barge can be loaded
in approximately 1- 1 1/2 hours compared to the 614 and 615 gantry
crane systems that take approximately 8 hours to load or unload
a barge. This conveyor system could be upgraded to load barges
in 2 to 3 hours should the need arise. This conveyor system can
handle bulk commodities such as ores, coal, coke, gypsum, cement
and wood chips. |
| Direct Dump 617 is a direct
truck to barge load out. This facility allows bulk commodities
to be loaded directly into barge using gravity flow only.
Commodities handled here include coal, ore, coke, stone, pig
iron and gypsum. This is the fastest load out facility as a
barge can be loaded here in approximately 2 hours. |
| Crane 618 is a 100 ton derrick
that can load or unload structural or project cargo to or from a
barge. The types of materials handled include heavy machinery,
structural steel, coils, slabs and other project cargo. This
facility has been severely under-utilized and is a unique
service offered in this area. |
Port Birmingham’s rail
facilities are well designed and well built. There is a loop track and
yard on the Port property with each having the capacity to handle a 75
to 100 car unit train for movement to and from the Port. Taking the
yards into consideration that come with the Birmingham Terminal Railroad
in Birmingham there is ample room to handle multiple unit trains to and
from the Port.
Port Birmingham Terminal
8250 Birmingport Road
Mulga, AL 35118
Phone: 205-572-5107
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