COVID cases are at the highest incident count since the start of the pandemic and while not all our staff can work remotely, we can all be careful.

• If you can work remotely, please do so.
• Don’t come into the office if you are sick.
• If you have tested positive for COVID or have had close contact with anyone that has tested positive for COVID, please notify your supervisor as well as Michael Dehner and/or Lou Paulsen as soon as possible.
• If you must meet with others in-person, make sure you are maintaining 6’ or more of distance, and wearing a mask at all times.

Phase one of Terminal 5 in Seattle is open for cargo ships to call the NWSA gateway. The MSC Monterey is the first vessel to call the newly modernized terminal with four new Super-post Panamax cranes ready to work the ship. The T-5 Modernization Program launched in 2016 to expand gateway cargo capacity and enable The Northwest Seaport Alliance to service the largest vessels in the Transpacific trade. Read more.

Leah Ammon began her career with the Port on January 3, 2022, as Sr. Communications Specialist. Leah has more than 10 years of experience in communications and marketing in arts and education settings. Previous roles include Communications Manager for Neue Galerie and Associate Director of Marketing and Communications for Montalvo Arts Center. Most recently she served as Academic Director and School Supervisor for Young Genius. Leah received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and History from U.C. Berkeley and a Master of Arts in Critical Theory and Cultural History from New York University, Draper Graduate Program.

Devin Froud is the Equipment Maintenance Crane Foreman. As such, Devin oversees all aspects of the cranes at Husky Terminal and at East Sitcum Terminal. He’s been with the Port for more than 20 years and he enjoys watching people react to their first visit to the top of a crane. In his free time Devin, his wife, and two daughters enjoy participating in drag racing.