Pier Side Jan. 11, 2017

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Pier Side e-newsletter

Jan.11 2017

In this issue:

Trident Seafoods lease leads agenda for Tuesday's commission meeting

Commissioners are expected at Tuesday's meeting to hear a first reading of a request to enter into a 20-year lease with Trident Seafoods Corporation. The commission will consider extending the Port of Tacoma’s contract with the World Trade Center Tacoma. The date of this month’s commission meeting was changed from the typical on the third Thursday of the month to allow for travel.

See the full agenda.

Commission meetings are held in Room 104 of the Fabulich Center, 3600 Port of Tacoma Road. Meetings are streamed live at www.portoftacoma.com.

Road work begins on East 11th Street near Husky Terminal

11th Street

Crews have begun work to improve traffic flow near and around Husky Terminal and the overflow lot. Upgrades will take place over the next several weeks. Please proceed with caution.

  • Husky East 11th Street Truck Staging area will be reduced to two lanes.  
  • East 11th Street will be upgraded to provide better separation between trucks and other traffic. 
  • Additional signage at the corner of East 11th Street and Port of Tacoma Road will be added to better direct vehicles turning left onto East 11th Street from Port of Tacoma Road.
  • There will be no right turns onto East 11th Street when leaving the terminal's main exit gates.
  • Outgoing traffic can access Milwaukee Way via the West Gate.


Largest auto discharge in Port of Tacoma history

Glovis

The Northwest Seaport Alliance unloaded more than 4,800 vehicles off the Glovis Composer auto ship Jan. 9 and 10. The roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ship from Korea berthed at Terminal 7 in Tacoma.

At 656 feet long (200 meters) and 106 feet wide (32 meters), the ship has a total capacity to transport 6,400 vehicles. During this call, the South Harbor will receive 4,818 vehicles in addition to six high and heavy cargoes, making this the single-largest auto discharge off a vessel in the Port of Tacoma’s history. In 2016, discharges from this same vessel averaged around 1,825 cars.

These vehicles will be transported throughout the country and will reach as far east as Chicago and Ohio. The Glovis Composer is expected to return to Korea Tuesday night. 

Cold weather makes for great photo oppertunities

Cold weather

If your New Year resolution is to make more pictures, the frosty weather and low sun create great opportunities to explore and photograph at any of the Port of Tacoma's eight public sites in all their glory. These photographs are from a morning trip around the Tideflats. Click the link to see all of the locations available to the public. www.portoftacoma.com/community/explore-port