The Minority Transportation Consortium is building a new cold storage facility in Mobile. This will create another 50 to 70 jobs and will further facilitate traffic through the state port in Mobile.
“More jobs coming to our area!,” said Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose. “MTC Logistics will build a $58 million cold storage facility between the APM Terminals and Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley near downtown Mobile on a piece of property owned by the State Port Authority. MTC expects to hire between 50-70 full-time workers to run the facility that will store imported frozen pork products and seafood coming to the U.S. for distribution.”
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce said in a statement: “Company officials announced the approximately 300,000 square-ft. facility will be five stories tall, and will contain almost 12 million cubic-feet of refrigerated space, and store approximately 40,000 pallets of product. All of the product will be transiting in on containers, and processed through APM Terminals before or after arriving at MTC Logistics.”
“Groundbreaking is expected in December, and the timeline for construction is 18 months.”
MTC Logistics Group, LLC is a full service, certified minority-owned 3PL located in Atlanta, Georgia.
MTC Logistics Group say on their website that they, “Offer the most efficient and dependable transportation and logistics solutions to companies across the United States and globally. Our advanced technology platform allows us to customize our services to extend from procurement to brand activation. MTC Logistics Group, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Minority Transportation Consortium, LLC. The Minority Transportation Consortium is a national conglomerate of minority, veteran and women-owned trucking and logistics companies across the U.S. Our emerging industry footprint is a testament to our strategy of providing opportunities for small diverse carriers to function as one unit under a profit-sharing platform.”
The consortium was established as a collaboration between MTC, the National Minority Trucking Association and its member organizations.
“Whether connecting the supply chain by air, sea, or ground, MTC offers access to the appropriate modes of transport. Our seamless transportation solutions – and our ability to manage performance measures and standards between logistics service providers – translates into enhanced operational dexterity and improved efficiency for our clients.”
Mobile is the fourth largest city in Alabama. Mobile was founded in 1702 as a French colony.
Congressman Bradley Byrne represents Alabama’s First Congressional District. He is seeking another term in the House of Representatives in the Nov. 6 general election. He is being challenged by Navy veteran Robert Kennedy (D).
