Tacoma to deepen Blair Waterway
NewsThe Port of Tacoma has recently executed a design agreement with the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) to carry out navigational improvement...
Another new first call service on the US West Coast
NewsThe congestion at LA Long Beach opens up a new opportunity for the NWSA at Seattle....
Tacoma/Seattle fund extended gate hours
NewsThe Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) is providing up to $2M in funding to its terminal operators to extend their gate hours during peak sea...
Seattle targets depth of 57 feet
NewsThe USACE and the Port of Seattle have released draft project reports for dredging Seattle’s East and West Waterways to -57 feet at Mean L...
Tacoma/Seattle take a slide
NewsContainer volumes at the Northwest Seaport Alliance dropped 7% in May....
Seattle blocks Foss lease
NewsThe City of Seattle has determined that the Port of Seattle cannot lease its vacant Terminal 5 to Foss Maritime to support Shell’s arctic ...
Seattle facing lawsuit
NewsEnvironmental groups are trying to stop the Port of Seattle leasing Terminal 5 to Foss Maritime....
Seattle/Tacoma alliance
NewsPorts announce a new “unified management structure” as they move to end unsustainable competition for container services....
Chinese stowaways cause US concern
NewsMore questions about port and container security have been raised in the US after 22 Chinese stowaways were discovered in Seattle this month...
Seattle shifts more cranes
NewsThe Port of Seattle has finished clearing its inventory of excess container cranes by exporting three Panamax Starporter cranes (Nos. 33, 35...
Congestion overcome…challenges ahead
NewsThe congestion suffered by NAWC ports last year may have been a blessing in disguise as it spurred changes that have kept cargo moving this ...
US-built box crane
NewsThe US Port of Umatilla, Washington State, has recently taken delivery of a widespan gantry crane for barge and landside handling from Edere...
NAWC congestion could well get worse
NewsMost North American West Coast (NAWC) container ports broke traffic records in 2004 and remain under sustained pressure. Congestion is expec...
For CCI/GIS read ConGlobal…
NewsConGlobal Industries (CGI) is the new name for the merged operations of two of the largest depot operators in the US, Global Intermodal Syst...
NAWC looking for a decongestant
NewsCongestion has been increasing at Pacific Coast ports for most of the year and shippers are still waiting to see if port authorities, labour...