Container shipping services in Alabama
367 listed companies across 26 cities, and 3 ports or inland hubs.
What you need
By service
Customs Brokers
5 listed — below our publishing minimum
Freight Forwarders
16 in Alabama
NVOCCs
11 in Alabama
Drayage & Container Trucking
149 in Alabama
Foreign-Trade Zones
5 listed — below our publishing minimum
Customs Bond Providers
1 listed — below our publishing minimum
Freight Brokers
196 in Alabama
Surface Freight Forwarders
19 in Alabama
Gateways
Ports and hubs in Alabama
City by city
Cities, and the port each one works with
| City | Companies | Nearest port or hub |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 82 | Mobile · 9 km |
| Birmingham | 80 | North Bessemer · 20 km |
| Montgomery | 32 | North Bessemer · 136 km |
| Tuscaloosa | 17 | North Bessemer · 64 km |
| Dothan | 16 | Port Panama City · 115 km |
| Hoover | 11 | North Bessemer · 12 km |
| Huntsville | 11 | Huntsville · 15 km |
| Midland City | 11 | Port Panama City · 132 km |
| Cullman | 10 | North Bessemer · 87 km |
| Opelika | 8 | Atlanta · 149 km |
| Theodore | 8 | Mobile · 22 km |
| Bessemer | 7 | North Bessemer · 6 km |
| Albertville | 6 | Huntsville · 63 km |
| Greenville | 6 | North Bessemer · 129 km |
| Gulf Shores | 6 | Mobile · 53 km |
| Phenix City | 6 | Atlanta · 157 km |
| Decatur | 5 | Huntsville · 23 km |
| Ensley | 5 | North Bessemer · 12 km |
| Fairhope | 5 | Mobile · 28 km |
| Gardendale | 5 | North Bessemer · 33 km |
| Madison | 5 | Huntsville · 8 km |
| Northport | 5 | North Bessemer · 59 km |
| Oneonta | 5 | North Bessemer · 75 km |
| Prattville | 5 | North Bessemer · 109 km |
| Sylacauga | 5 | North Bessemer · 69 km |
| Vestavia | 5 | North Bessemer · 14 km |
Distance is measured from the centre of the listed companies in that city, so it reflects where the companies actually are rather than where the city hall is. Where a bigger gateway sits within about 45 km of the closest facility we name the gateway, because that is the market a shipper means — a Houston suburb works through Houston, not through the nearest rail siding. None of this means a particular company has told us it serves that port.