Alabama State Port AuthorityInfrastructure for Tomorrow’s Market

October 2005

Who is the Alabama State Port Authority? Full Transportation Services for State/Regional Industries

Automotive Aerospace Forest Products Distribution Centers

14th Largest Port in USA - Throughput Tonnage

What is ASPA Doing for the Future? New Infrastructure New Container Terminal Marketing Large Tracts for

Distribution and Value Added Industries

General Cargo & Oversized/Heavy Lift Cargo

General Cargo & Oversized/Heavy Lift Cargo

Berth E ExpansionBerth E Expansion

Future Choctaw Point Container Intermodal Yard

Future Choctaw Point Container Intermodal Yard

Pier 2 Container Terminal/Interchange Gate

Pier 2 Container Terminal/Interchange Gate

I-65I-65

Port of Mobile

ASPA Terminal Railway Interchange (5 Class 1 RRs)

ASPA Terminal Railway Interchange (5 Class 1 RRs)

I-10 (I-65 3 Mi. South)I-10 (I-65 3 Mi. South)

McDuffie Bulk TerminalMcDuffie Bulk Terminal

Bulk PlantBulk Plant

TENNESSEE

MISSISSIPPI

ALABAMA Tennessee River

Tennessee-Tombigbee

Warrior-Tombigbee

Coosa-Alabama

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

Port of Mobile Provides Access to Nearly 15,000 Miles of Inland Waterways Serving Great Lakes, Ohio, Upper Miss. And Tennessee Valley Ports

2001-2004 Capital Projects

• McDuffie $ 4M• Pier 2 Yard Improvements $ 2M• North A Redevelopment $ 15M• Pier C Expansion $ 7M• Pier D $ 7M• Freezer Terminal* $ 9M• Cement Terminal Expansion* $ 10M• Grain Elevator Expansion* $ 6M• Choctaw Point Property $ 18M

Acquisition, Environmental, Engineering, Permitting

Total 2001-2004 Expenditure $ 78M

* Private Investment

2005 Capital Plans

•Choctaw Point Container Terminal $ 60.5M•McDuffie Expansion $ 28M•Pier E Expansion $ 9M•Security Enhancements $ 4M

•Other – Land, Equipment, IT $ 13M

Total 2005 Capital Expenditure$114.5M

Security Enhancements

• Additional Police Officers

• New Police Building

• New Fencing & Lighting

• New CCTV System

• Digital Video Analysis Software

• Digital Fingerprinting Equipment

$4.5 Million in FY 2005

Berth E Improvement Serves General Cargo

• Converts Ro/Ro Berth to Conventional Berth

• Provides an additional 250,000+ sq. ft. for General Cargo Use• Up to $9M is Being

Invested• Operational Fall 2005

McDuffie Coal Terminal

• Expansion• $28-30 Million Invested• Adds New Unloading

Capability at Berth 1• Additional

Stacker/Reclaimer• Unit Train Loading

Capability

• Increases Import Capacity to 16-18 Million Tons

• Brings Terminal to a Minimum of 24 Million Tons in Throughput Capacity

Choctaw Point Terminal380 Acre Site

CPT – Container Terminal – Stage 1

CPT - Intermodal Container Transfer Facility

CPT Near-Term Schedule

Design/Construction (Stage 1)

Concept Design . . . . . Oct. 03

Site Demolition . . . . . Jan. 04

Began Final Design . . . . . May 04

Permits Approved . . . . . . March 05

Began Construction . . . . . May 05

Operational . . . . . 2nd Qtr. 07

2005 Expenditures (Stage 1)

Bulkhead & Dredging ($22.3M). . April 05

Land Reclamation . . . Bids Open May 05

Site Stabilization . . . . . Bids Open May 05

Private Partner Selection… Aug. 05

Engineering, Design,

& Construction ($40-50M)….4th Qtr. 05

Alabama State Port AuthorityInfrastructure for Tomorrow’s Market

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