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Jan. 16, 2013
Commissioners are expected at their Thursday meeting to consider a lease with Targa Sound Terminal, LLC, to expand its petroleum facility to the former Kaiser site.
Targa Sound’s current location on Marine View Drive is the largest renewable fuel facility in the state. The company’s expansion to the former Kaiser site will add about 80 acres of rail logistics and tank storage, with ship and barge loading and unloading capacity served by the East Blair 1 wharf. Targa aims to have the facility operational as early as May 2014.
See the full agenda.
Commission meetings begin at noon in Room 104 of The Fabulich Center, 3600 Port of Tacoma Road. Meetings are available live and on demand from the Port's website.
The Port of Tacoma Administration Building will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
The following Tacoma terminals are expected to be open on the holiday:
The following terminals are expected to be closed for the holiday:
Please double-check each terminal's holiday schedule on their websites. For questions about Terminal 7, contact the Port's customer service department at 253-383-9424.
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has issued a stage 2 burn ban for King, Pierce and Snohomish counties to protect residents from worsening air quality. The ban is expected to be in effect for several days, as cold, dry, stagnant weather conditions are forecasted well into the week.
Under a stage 2 burn ban, no burning is allowed in wood or pellet stoves, fireplaces or fireplace inserts, and no outdoor fires are allowed. Residents are encouraged to use their home’s cleaner sources of heat, such as the furnace or baseboard heaters, until the air quality improves. Learn more.
The ports of Tacoma, Seattle and Metro Vancouver, B.C., are working together to reduce maritime-related air pollution through the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy. A 2011 report found that maritime-related air pollution has decreased – as much as 40 percent, depending on the type – since 2005.
We are accepting nominations for our 2013 Summit Awards through Feb. 13. Presented at our annual breakfast, the awards honor Port customers or tenants in three categories of leadership:
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Business Magnet recognizes a Port customer or member of the supply chain (shipper, transportation or logistics service provider, developer) for business development efforts or investments that led to an increase in business volume or new business opportunities for the Port, and had a positive economic impact for Pierce County citizens.
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Livable Community recognizes a Port customer or tenant for a project, program or initiative that made a positive contribution to Pierce County through social responsibility. Criteria include philanthropy and charitable giving, community service and employee volunteering, community engagement and outreach, and employee development.
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Environmental Stewardship recognizes a Port customer or tenant for a project, program or initiative that promoted sustainability in Pierce County, and honors biodiversity and the interconnected nature of industry, people, wildlife and natural systems.
Self nominations are welcome and encouraged. Find nomination forms and information at www.portoftacoma.com/summits.
Join Citizens for a Healthy Bay for a day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to clean up shoreline along Commencement Bay.
Volunteers will remove debris from a one-mile stretch of beach Jan. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Yowkwala Beach restoration site, located inside the Tyee Marina at 5618 Marine View Drive in Tacoma. The event is weather-dependent.
Register by Jan. 18 to jriss@healthybay.org or 253-383-2429.
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