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Puget Sound longshore workers are experiencing a strong rebound. This photo was submitted by Seattle longshore worker Curt Treadwell. Submit your waterfront photos to longshorenews (at) gmail.com. Containerized imports at the Port of Seattle exploded last month, increasing 93.3 percent compared to June of 2009. The 88,763 TEUs recorded in June were the highest [...] Container volume moving through West Coast ports increased 14 percent in the first five months of the year. Growth was relatively balanced between imports and exports and across the regional gateways. Statistics published on the Web site of the Pacific Maritime Association also showed that, except for a slight dip in February, container volume increased steadily [...] The Port of Tacoma was added to Inbound Logistics Magazine’s “Green 50 Supply Chain Partners,” an annual list of supply chain partners committed to sustainability. Tacoma is one of five American ports and the only one in the Pacific Northwest to be honored. Other “Green 50” ports include the Port of Long Beach and the Port [...] John Wolfe faces the tasks of leading the port in difficult times and of repairing its reputation after two troubled and expensive expansions failed to live up to their promise. [In response to questions, Wolfe made the following comments:] We’ve already made a significant investment in infrastructure that’s underutilized, so we can accommodate growth [...] A straddle carrier handing containers at the Port of Tacoma's North Intermodal yard and Husky Terminal. Photo by Port of Tacoma. A comprehensive look at Washington’s ports as an engine for economic development is the subject of a legislative study committee when it meets in Tacoma on July 9. The Legislative Committee on Economic Development and [...] Lines and TOTE handle about 75 percent of the waterborne cargo between Tacoma to Alaska. Thanks to the Jones Act, they use vessels built in the U.S. and manned by Americans — but that could change if McCain succeeds in repealing the Jones Act. Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain has introduced legislation that would repeal [...] In the past, Port of Tacoma officials’ energy was targeted toward high-dollar container development. … Now, with orders from the Port of Tacoma Commission to right its financial ship, port officials are looking back to less troubled times and less glamorous business. Last fall, the port leased about 16 acres of the 26-acre log export facility [...] Total container stats were up 25.1 percent at the Port of Long Beach in May, were up 19.9 percent at the Port of Los Angeles, up 19.3 percent at the Port of Oakland, and up a whopping 57.4 percent at the Port of Seattle. May was the best month this year for all the West [...] No longer will John Wolfe serve as interim executive director at the Port of Tacoma. After sifting through applications from 59 candidates and following the examination of five finalists, port commissioners on Friday voted 4-1 to offer the Puyallup native a permanent position as chief executive officer. The search, guided by a California firm, began after [...] International trade volumes remained anemic at the Port of Tacoma during the first few months of 2010, but the port is still on track to be solidly in the black by year’s end, port executives told Port of Tacoma commissioners this week. The port expects net income of $20.7 million for 2010, David Morrison, the port’s [...] Unless port officials can reach agreement with banks to do otherwise, the port faces the prospect of issuing $230 million worth of bonds intended to finance a container terminal it no longer needs. Otherwise, the port could end up paying banks more than $24 million to extricate itself from bond financing agreements. The port’s treasurer, David [...] The Port of Tacoma Commission narrowed its search for a new CEO to five candidates during a May 27 work session, after a nationwide search. The five are: Brian Boyle, an executive with PortsAmerica, a terminal operator; Bernard Groseclose, former CEO of South Carolina State Ports Authority; Ned LaGoy, an executive with Sea Star Shipping in [...] Marine View Ventures’s main objectives are to increase the Puyallup Tribe’s land base and to create jobs and job-training opportunities for tribal members. MVV’s real estate portfolio … includes industrial and port properties. The company’s marina holdings include the Chinook Landing Marina … and within five-10 years will fully redevelop all the Tribe’s marina property. The [...] Port of Tacoma Commissioners heard cautious optimism and continued belt tightening during the budget and cargo update at their May 6 meeting. The port’s $102.1 million 2010 program budget represents the first year of its scheduled five-year plan – a package that totals nearly $197 million in projects. The planned program budget includes funds to construct [...] By Bill Bryant, president of the Seattle Port Commission The future of Puget Sound ports and the tens of thousands of jobs they generate in King and Pierce counties depend on Seattle and Tacoma moving freight to the Mid West more efficiently than our competitors. … Canada and Houston and Georgia are not going to politely wait [...] |
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