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Port of Seattle Adds Two New Customers In the Past Year

Thu, Jan 30, 2014

The Port of Seattle handled 1,574,994 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in 2013, a 16.5 percent drop since the Grand Alliance began calling at the Port of Tacoma in July of 2012. Despite the dip, the port has welcomed two new custom...

Ports of Tacoma and Seattle to Discuss Response to Shipping Industry Changes

Fri, Jan 17, 2014

Today the ports of Seattle and Tacoma issued the following joint statement: "The ports of Seattle and Tacoma will file a discussion agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission on Friday that will allow us under federal regul...

Port of Seattle Welcomes New Ocean Carrier Pacific International Lines

Mon, Jan 13, 2014

The Port of Seattle will welcome Pacific International Lines (PIL) to its harbor in February. PIL's new Asia Pacific Northwest Service (ANW) will call Terminal 30 in partnership with China Shipping Container Lines' (CSCL) and Unit...

Waiting Time Cut in Half Through Customs with Launch of Self-Service Automated Passport Control at Sea-Tac Airport

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

New technology is now providing international travelers a faster way to get through the customs entry process at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Today the Port of Seattle and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intro...

Yoshitani, Port of New Orleans Leader Look Forward to Seahawks/Saints Matchup

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani and Port of New Orleans President and CEO Gary LaGrange announced a friendly wager today, three days ahead of the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints NFC Divisional Playoff game. "We're fly...

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