In this issue:
The Managing
Members are expected to discuss surplusing cranes at a meeting Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Managing Members will consider an amendment to the TOTE Maritime Alaska lease. See memo.
They will
also consider the 2017 legislative agenda and review the 2017 CEO performance goals
and expectations with CEO John Wolfe. View the full agenda.
The special
joint meeting with the Port of Seattle begins at 11:30 a.m. in Room 104 of the
Fabulich Center, 3600 Port of Tacoma Road in Tacoma. Meetings are streamed live from the alliance’s website.
 At the Dec.
19 special public meeting, the Managing Members unanimously approved to join
Foss Maritime in pursuing a contract to berth the USNS Bob Hope vessel as an
interim use of Terminal 5 in the North Harbor.
The USNS Bob
Hope is the first ship in the Navy's first class of large, medium-speed,
roll-on/roll-off ships (LMSR), and is part of the United States Navy's Military
Sealift Command (MSC). The primary mission of these ships is to transport
shore-based equipment and supplies in support of military and humanitarian
operations.
This past
summer the Bob Hope participated in the Cascadia Rising earthquake recovery
exercise. These ships are a key asset in recovery efforts in the event of a widespread
natural disaster.
The ships
are operated by 30 civilian mariners who work for a private company under
contract to MSC and up to 50 embarked military personnel who monitor and
maintain the equipment being transported. The ships are maintained in reduced
operational status, which means they can be operationally ready in four days.
Should Foss
and the NWSA be successful in winning this bid, the ship would berth at
Terminal 5. The Navy plans to run the ship on shore power while at berth.
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November’s
laden import and export volumes recorded their strongest for the month over the
last five years. Full imports and exports for November reflect a continued
solid peak season at The Northwest Seaport Alliance, with 28 percent and 23
percent increases, respectively, compared with November 2015. The NWSA had four
more international vessel calls in November than October and three more than in
last November.
To support
strong imports and agricultural exports during this year’s peak season, the
NWSA added three weeks to its extended service hours program by reimbursing the
terminal operators up to $2 million. The top import commodities moving through
our gateway include furniture, apparel, toys/games and footwear. The top export
commodities moving through our gateway include hay, forest products, apples and
potatoes.
Year to date,
laden imports are up 6 percent to 1,268,049 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) and
full exports increased 14 percent to 897,785 TEUs. The year’s total
container volumes are up almost 2 percent through November to 3,299,538
TEUs.
Year to date,
domestic volumes have been down as Alaska struggles with a decrease in oil- and
gas-related project activity due to low commodity prices. November’s overall
domestic volume showed an increase due to additional sailing, compared to the
prior year.
In other cargo
news:
Breakbulk cargo
is down 24 percent year to date to 165,836 metric tons as the global downturn
in agricultural, mining and construction equipment, and a strong U.S. dollar
impact volumes.
Log exports
declined 36 percent year to date to 150,962 metric tons due to decreased demand
in China and competition from New Zealand.
Autos fell 10
percent to 151,985 units for the month because of production issues as well as
supply chain shifts.
View the
November 2016 cargo reports:
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