Concept design of Saronic’s Port Alpha in Brownsville, Texas. (Image: Saronic)

Ahead of the planned Wednesday groundbreaking on Saronic Technologies' new Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, company officials said it will start off with a solid backlog that is pushing them to get the facility ready as soon as possible. “We have a backlog at Port Alpha on day one. The Landing Craft Utility 1700 program that was awarded by the U.S. Navy - those will be the first ships coming off the line at Port Alpha, and that allows…