McDuffie terminals: a modern USA coal export port
With the United States balance of trade deficit at record levels and oil imports increasing every year, the Port of Mobile is becoming increasingly vital for United States exports, particularly coal exports. In one year (October 1, 1976 to September 30, 1977) alone, 3,100,000 metric tons of coal with a value of $166,000,000 were exported through McDurrie Terminals located on McDuffie Island, about 3.2 kilometers south of the Alabama State Docks in Mobile. Completed in January 1975, McDuffie Terminals is one of the most modern coal exporting facilities in the country. Coal is received by barge or by rail and transferred either directly onto ocean-going ships or to a live-storage area for future shipment. Approximately 90 percent of the coal handled at McDuffie is produced within the state of Alabama with most of the remainder coming from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois. About 60 percent is transshipped to Japan, but other major destinations include Brazil, Italy, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom, Rumania, and Canada.
- OSTI ID:
- 6423567
- Journal Information:
- World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 5:3; ISSN WOCOD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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