PORT OF SEATTLE

Ports of Tacoma and Seattle sign agreements for waterway navigation improvement projects

The Port of Tacoma (POT) and the Port of Seattle (POS) joined the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in ceremonies marking design agreements for the Seattle Navigation Improvement Project and the Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project.

These projects are part of a modernization initiative for the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), an alliance between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle.

To address the needs of the Transpacific trade, POT, POS and NWSA have worked alongside the USACE to complete...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-tacoma-and-seattle-sign-agreements-for-waterway-navigation-improvement-projects/

NWSA sees lower box volumes

Total container volume at the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) decreased 13.6% to 272,129 TEUs in October, with full imports and exports declining 22.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Additionally, January to October volumes declined 8% to 2,905,183 TEUs, with full imports and exports declining 12.5% and 22.4%, respectively.

According to NWSA, a partnership of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, exporters continue to face headwinds from a strong dollar, ongoing tariffs in key markets, and lower vessel...

https://container-news.com/nwsa-sees-lower-box-volumes/

NWSA container volumes fall in July

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, saw decreased container volumes in July.

Total box volumes for the month fell by 15.9% to 260,572 TEU, with full imports declining 30.4% and full exports declining 16.8% year-over-year. Additionally, year-to-date (YTD) volumes have also declined by 5.6% to 2,067,304 TEU, with full imports and exports declining 10.3% and 23.3%, respectively.

NWSA said that lower container volumes have...

https://container-news.com/nwsa-container-volumes-fall-in-july/

Port of Seattle cuts carbon emissions by 46%

The Port of Seattle in the United States has published its annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory, showing that it has reduced emissions from its own operations by 46% in 2021 compared to 2005 levels.

“We are past peak carbon for the Port’s owned and controlled emissions,” pointed out Commissioner Ryan Calkins.

It should be noted that the Aviation Division became the first major operating division to achieve the Port’s ambitious target of reducing owned and controlled emissions by 50% by 2030....

https://container-news.com/port-of-seattle-cuts-carbon-emissions-by-46/

Watch: Norwegian Cruise Ship that Hit Iceberg, to Reach Seattle For Repairs

Cruise Ship That Hit Iceberg

Videos from terrified passengers on a Norwegian Cruise vessel captured an iceberg struck by a ship near Alaska. Per CNN, the Norwegian Sun was on a nine-night-long trip, sailing toward Hubbard Glacier in Alaska, when it unexpectedly rammed into a “growler” iceberg on Saturday.

Videos posted on Twitter show a sizeable chunk of grey ice bobbling above the surface as the ship’s side nudged. Panicked onlookers were heard in the background as the ship collided with an iceberg of moderate size in the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/watch-norwegian-cruise-ship-that-hit-iceberg-to-reach-seattle-for-repairs/

Port of Seattle is aiming for first of its kind cruise-led “green corridor”

A new move has been made for the world’s first “green corridor” in the cruise sector.

More specifically, the Port of Seattle, City and Borough of Juneau, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, leading global cruise lines, as well as the Global Maritime Forum, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, and Washington Maritime Blue announced a new commitment today to explore the feasibility of the world’s first cruise-led “green corridor”.

Although originally created by cruise ports in the Pacific Northwest, with the...

https://container-news.com/port-of-seattle-is-aiming-for-first-of-its-kind-cruise-led-green-corridor/

First container vessel calls NWSA’s upgraded Terminal 5

The first vessel has docked at the new Terminal 5 in the Port of Seattle, which is now open for cargo ships to call the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) gateway.

On 7 January, the 4,860 TEU container vessel MSC Monterey reached Seattle and was handled by four new Super-post Panamax cranes, which have been purchased by SSA Terminals.

The Terminal 5 Modernization Program was launched in 2016 to expand gateway cargo capacity and enable the NWSA to service the largest vessels in the Transpacific...

https://container-news.com/first-container-vessel-calls-nwsas-upgraded-terminal-5/

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