Blair Waterway News

Pacific Northwest seaports Seattle and Tacoma have signed design agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for a pair of waterway navigation improvement projects.The Seattle Navigation Improvement Project, authorized by Congress in 2018, and the Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, authorized in 2022, are part of a comprehensive modernization initiative for The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) gateway that began nearly a decade ago.Containerships navigating in the trans-Pacific trade are increasing in size…

The Port of Tacoma has been awarded the largest single capital improvement contract in its history. ICON Materials of Kent, Wash., the low bidder, will manage construction of a new container terminal for Evergreen America Inc. The contract awards ICON $46.2 million to build the terminal and a dedicated intermodal yard. "This is the biggest project in Port history," said Port Commissioner Jack Fabulich. "While this new container terminal will be a foundation for the Port's future, it also provides a much-needed stimulus to the Tacoma-Pierce County economy.

Closing 2003, a year in which the Port of Tacoma projects a record 1.73 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent 'containers') and projects a record $83.8 million in total revenue, the Port Commission has authorized a 2004 budget designed to continue the Port's focus on long-term investments in facilities, regional economic development and the environment. The $194.7 million budgeted for 2004 capital improvements represents the first year of the Port's five-year, $321.3 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP). According to Andrea Riniker, Executive Director, these new capital projects and investments are not only supporting the Port of Tacoma's expansion plans…

focus on long-term investments in facilities, regional economic development and the environment. Program (CIP). Tacoma-Pierce County economy. environmental cleanup and wildlife habitat restoration. debt. market, this is the ideal time for the Port to make these investments. the long-term nature of Port investments. projecting steady growth, but not the dramatic growth of 2002 and 2003. levy. valuation; this amounts to $37.18 on a $200,000 home. allowed to levy a tax of 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. remaining fiscally responsible," he said. tax levy is projected to generate $9.2 million in 2003.

The Port of Tacoma announced plans to build a $300m, 168-acre (68-hectare) container terminal on the industrial east side of Tacoma's Blair Waterway. The terminal will be leased to a container terminal operator, Yusen Terminal Tacoma Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYK Line. The plan was approved by NYK Line at its Board of Directors July 26 meeting in Tokyo, Japan. The Port of Tacoma Commission will hold a special meeting in Tacoma tonight to consider and approve the final lease. The lease agreement will introduce Yusen Terminal Tacoma Inc. (YTTI) to the Pacific Northwest. Another subsidiary of NYK Line, Yusen Terminals, Inc. (YTI), is currently operating a terminal in the Port of Los Angeles and now the NYK Group is expanding into the Puget Sound.

Following negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 23 and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), an agreement was reached allowing Tacoma longshore workers to load and discharge Alaska-bound domestic cargo ships. Approximately 70 percent of all commercial goods consumed in Alaska are shipped through Port of Tacoma terminals. The agreement allows Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) vessels to be discharged and loaded at the TOTE Terminal on the Blair Waterway. Also, CSX container ships will be discharged and loaded at the APM Terminal on the Sitcum Waterway.

Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) and the Port of Tacoma announced an agreement to relocate operations from Terminal 4 to Pierce County Terminal. project in the Port's 85-year history. Commission President. that they will be a major part of that future. Evergreen America Corp., agents for EMC. America. our ocean and intermodal services according to customer demand. benefits all of us involved in international trade. equivalent units). total with an annual capacity of approximately 1.2 million TEUs. of Tacoma finished 2002 with a record volume of 1.44 million TEUs. infrastructure. later date. Dugan. Blair. lift and other specialty cargoes. acreage is now used for auto storage. Terminal. several potential Port of Tacoma locations. a major container terminal.

The Port of Tacoma Commission has approved a contract with Houston-based Kaiser Aluminum to purchase the company's aluminum smelter located near the Port for an initial cash payment of $12.1 million. re-developing for container terminal use. approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. first quarter of 2003. necessary demolition and environmental remediation that may be required. funds will be placed in escrow. additional proceeds of the sale. Clare Petrich. Activity at Kaiser's Tacoma facility was curtailed in 2000. 73,000 metric tons of aluminum annually. America. community. Kaiser President and Chief Executive Officer Jack A. and to further strengthen the company's liquidity. years. clearly, so has the Northwest power environment," continued Hockema. market today.

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