Work is moving ahead on a new intermodal rail yard at the Port of Wilmington, with the project on track for completion next year.
The $22.5 million intermodal rail yard project broke ground in the fall of 2024, according to a N.C. Ports spokesperson. It will add four new working tracks to the Port of Wilmington’s container terminal with a combined length of 5,000 feet.
Once complete, the project will expand the port’s intermodal capacity to more than 50,000 container movements by rail annually, according to the spokesperson. The port’s intermodal activity is currently capped at approximately 14,000 intermodal rail movements annually…