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Last Update: July 02, 2009
Northwest Ports Unveil Clean Air Strategy Report
First annual Implementation Report includes progress from ports of Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver, BC
Port Welcomes CMA CGM, Maersk as Customers
The two largest container ships to ever call the Port of Seattle – the Mette Maersk and Marit Maersk – visited the last week of May and the first week of June. Both vessels have a capacity of 9,000 TEUs. The ships were repositioning containers in advance of the June 7 start of the new joint service by Maersk and CMA CGM.
2008-2009 Annual Report
The Port’s 2008-2009 Annual Report is now online. This year’s report allows you to turn pages and flip through a table of contents, as well as see videos and slide shows.
Port of Seattle Dedicates New Container Terminal Facility will generate more jobs, revenue for the region
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke joined executives from SSA Marine, Matson Shipping, China Shipping and the Port of Seattle to dedicate the new Terminal 30 Container Terminal in Elliott Bay. The Port invested nearly $50 million in the 70 acre (hectares) facility with two container ship berths.
2009 Marine Cargo Forecast
Read the 2009 Marine Cargo Forecast prepared for the Washington Public Ports Association
Seattle, Tacoma Ports are the Green Gateway
for Trade
Carbon footprint for Asian cargo lower even than all-water routes
View the Green Gateway Video News Release here
Green Gateway
Check out the new Green Gateway page for more information on this innovative program
First Call for OOCL Ningbo
OOCL Ningbo made its first call at the Port of Seattle April 24. The Port commemorated the event with the presentation of a plaque to Captain Won An Loy. The Ningbo is the first of two 8,000-TEU capacity ships OOCL is deploying on the NWX service it operates with Hapag Lloyd, NYK Line and ZIM. Pictured above are: Linda Styrk, POS; Brian Hong, OOCL, Captain Won An Loy, OOCL; Jeff Swanson, SSAT; Phil Lutes, POS.
Seaport Air Quality ProgramPort Commissioners Approve Customer Support, Clean Air Package Please review the Clean Air Strategy – Truck Program, the Customer Recovery Plan and the combined Customer Recovery and Clean Air Strategy Truck Program Read the letter from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to the Port regarding the Port Truck Removal Program Port Commission Adopts Regional Clean Air Strategy Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy View the presentation given to port truck drivers at a special meeting January 14th |
The Seaport's Stormwater Program
The management of stormwater is a crucial part of the Port's responsibility in protecting the Puget Sound
