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.[1]
Port facilities
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The port is directly connected to the Norfolk Southern and CSX railroads and to interstate and regional highway networks.
Industries
Port throughput is dominated by imports of industrial and agricultural commodities including sand, asphalt, grains and fertilizers, coal, and steel piping.[1] From 2005 the port also began handling poultry feed products for nationwide poultry firm Golden Kist.[2]
Exports are limited by the cost-efficiency of road and rail distribution networks, forcing many barges accessing the port to return empty.[3] Shipping times to New Orleans are approximately two weeks from loading.[1]
See also
References
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- Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama
- Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area
- Ports and harbors of Alabama
- Economy of Alabama
- River ports of the United States
- Transportation in Alabama
- Industrial parks in the United States
- 1971 establishments in Alabama