The Alabama Port Authority announced Tuesday that John Driscoll, the Port Authority’s director and CEO, is retiring.

Driscoll’s decision was announced during the Port Authority’s regularly scheduled board of directors meeting yesterday. The Port Authority’s Board of Directors named Doug Otto, the Port’s chief engineering officer, as interim director, and a global search for a new, permanent director will begin immediately.

“As Director, John has implemented major capital projects that will position the Port for future growth. These include the deepening and widening of the Port of Mobile’s ship channel, new investments at the McDuffie Coal Terminal and the APM container terminal, and breaking ground on the Montgomery Intermodal Container Facility. We thank him for his service to the Stat

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