Ted Fick, the Port of Seattle’s new CEO, is a former manufacturing and distribution company executive who is from Tacoma.
According to port documents, the Port of Seattle supports 148,000 maritime jobs that pay an average of $70,800.
Canadian ports, especially Prince Rupert, are expanding, while Seattle is losing business.
After his appointment, KIRO 7 asked Fick if the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma should merge. “I’m clearly concerned about the market share losses and how we work together rather than competing with each other,” Fick said.