Port of Decatur
The Port of Decatur is a transshipment port on the Tennessee River, in the city of Decatur, Alabama, United States of America. The port was founded in 1971. It is privately owned by Parker Towing, Inc., which owns and operates ports in Alabama and neighboring states.
01Port facilities
Port facilities include intermodal transfer points for switches between barge, road and rail, storage facilities for bulk liquids, dry bulk and general cargo and 12 acres (49,000 m2) of open storage. Serviceable quay length is 2,000 feet (610 m), with a year-round draft of nine metres.
The port is directly connected to the Norfolk Southern and CSX railroads and to interstate and regional highway networks.
02Industries
Port throughput is dominated by imports of industrial and agricultural commodities including sand, asphalt, grains and fertilizers, coal, and steel piping. From 2005 the port also began handling poultry feed products for nationwide poultry firm Golden Kist.
Exports are limited by the cost-efficiency of road and rail distribution networks, forcing many barges accessing the port to return empty. Shipping times to New Orleans are approximately two weeks from loading.
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- Port of Decatur silo.jpg by AlabamaGuy2007 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Port of Decatur.jpg by AlabamaGuy2007 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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