Port of Tacoma

Tacoma gets new cranes while Seattle removes old ones

The previous week four super-post Panamax container cranes were voyaged to Tacoma, Washington. In the meantime, four older STS cranes were removed at the Port of Seattle, a sign of the ever-increasing size of the modern container vessels.

Specifically, according to the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s statement, Tacoma’s new cranes have an outreach of 24 containers and a lift height of 165 feet above the pier deck, placing them among the largest on the West Coast.

They are similar to four others that...

https://safety4sea.com/tacoma-gets-new-cranes-while-seattle-removes-old-ones/

Tacoma to welcome the new NWSA container cranes

The new container cranes come closer and closer to Tacoma. A huge ship carrying four super-post-Panamax container cranes is scheduled to travel through Puget Sound March 5 to Tacoma.

The cranes are the same with the four that arrived in the Pacific Northwest last year. They are also among the largest on the West Coast.

Puget Sound Pilots are scheduled to board the Zhen Hua 31, a 771-foot-long heavy-lift ship, Tuesday (March 5) morning in Port Angeles and begin the journey to Tacoma.

Here are possib...

https://container-news.com/tacoma-welcome-nwsa-container-cranes/

NWSA releases an Economic Impact Report

Fourth largest container gateway in the US provides nearly $6B across Washington state

SEATTLE—The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) released an economic impact report detailing the benefits of marine cargo to the state of Washington. The combined ports of Seattle and Tacoma make up the fourth-largest container gateway in North America, and directly support 20,100 jobs and $1.9 billion in labor income. The marine cargo industry produced an average annual wage of $95,000 and directly supported...

http://container-news.com/nwsa-economic-impact-report/

Ports of Tacoma, Seattle express tariff fears

The ports of Tacoma and Seattle are having a late-year surge. For the first 10 months of the year, combined statistics show, total container volumes are up just 1.3 percent. But for October alone, container traffic was up 9.9 percent from the same month a year ago.

That could be a positive indicator about the health of the world economy, which would be reassuring news given some of the recent cautions and warnings about a slowdown.

It’s more likely, though, that the surge is driven by importers...

http://container-news.com/ports-tacoma-seattle-tariff-fears/

Port of Tacoma ready to handle mega vessels

Evergreen’s Thalassa Axia, 1,200 feet long and with a 13,800 TEU capacity, arrived Thursday (Nov. 01) and is believed to be the largest ship to call at the port of Tacoma, according to port communications representatives.

It’s an example of the larger ships the port expects to see as they become more common for shipping lines on trans-Pacific routes.

Congress recently signed off on a channel deepening study to accommodate bigger ships at the port.

While this ship’s capacity is substantial, Katie...

http://container-news.com/port-tacoma-handle-mega-vessels/

Port of Tacoma pauses operations due to nearby fire, air quality concerns

Update: The Port of Tacoma has announced: “With air quality returning to healthy levels, service at all terminals in Tacoma are expected to be up and running by 1 p.m.”

Excerpts from a KING 5 article titled ‘Stay indoors: Air quality warning issued as Tacoma scrap fire burns’:

An overnight fire at Simon Metals scrap yard in Tacoma weakened the surround air quality Monday morning, forcing the Port of Tacoma to put operations on hold.

The fire began around 2 a.m. and by 10 a.m. air quality around...

http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2018/09/port-of-tacoma-pauses-operations-due-to-nearby-fire-air-quality-concerns/

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