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Passenger capacity - 2,124

Total crew - 930

Tonnage - 88,500

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Revision as of 03:24, 11 February 2012

Port of Seattle
FormationSeptember 5, 1911
TypePort authority
Headquarters2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Region served
Seattle Metropolitan Area
King County
Chief Executive Officer
Tay Yoshitani
Main organ
Port of Seattle Commission
Websitehttp://www.portofseattle.org
Port of Seattle
Coast Guard ISC
A ship at Pier 86 Grain Terminal
Grain Terminal Sign
A container ship and the Bainbridge Island ferry near Terminal 46
Plaque for salmon net pens, joint project between Port of Seattle and Muckleshoot and Suquamish Indian tribes
View of restaurant cafe and adjacent marina along Alaskan Way, Seattle waterfront
Ship Angela from Panama taking on grain at Pier 86 Grain Terminal

The Port of Seattle is a port district that runs Seattle's seaport and airport. Its creation was approved by the voters of King County, Washington, on September 5, 1911, authorized by the Port District Act. It is run by a five-member commission. The commissioners' terms run four years. In 2009, the Port of Seattle was the 10th busiest port in North America by twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of container ship traffic[1] and the 70th busiest in the world in 2008.[2]

Among its facilities are the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington; the Shilshole Bay Marina; the Maritime Industrial Center and Fishermen's Terminal on Salmon Bay; cargo terminals and a grain elevator on Smith Cove; and numerous cargo terminals on Elliott Bay, Harbor Island, and the Duwamish Waterway. The Port of Seattle also controls recreational and commercial moorage facilities and two cruise ship terminals.

History

From the first Commission Report for 1912: The Port of Seattle came into existence on September 5, 1911, by a vote of the people of the Port District held on that date in accordance with the Port District Act of March 14, 1911. The work of the commission for the first six months was confined almost entirely to the preparation of projects which were duly approved by the people at a special election held on March 5, 1912.

Current issues

The Port is not without controversy. Perhaps the longest-running battle was over the third runway for Sea-Tac, which is now completed and became operational on November 20, 2008.

There has been a surge in scandals and criticism during the past year or so. Among them are a quarter-million dollar severance package offered to the Port's former chief executive Mic Dinsmore, lax accounting practices found by state audits, and the discovery of pornographic and racist e-mails being exchanged by about a third of the Port's police force.

In addition, the Port has been involved in a complex and widely opposed proposal for a three-way trade in which it would purchase the Woodinville Subdivision, a railroad in Seattle's eastern suburbs, from BNSF Railway, its current owner, and then transfer it to King County who would remove the tracks and replace them with a bicycle trail. King County would then transfer its airport, Boeing Field, to the Port.

Thus, reform of the Port has become a major focal point of the platforms of some of the candidates competing for Port Commissioner positions in recent elections.

Another issue has been with the traffic amount of inbound container ships. While most of the Seattle area appears to have fared relatively well in the current economic state, the port has suffered the loss of a good portion of business from around the world. The repercussions of this can be seen from simple changes, such as the lack of hours to employ staff and associates. For example, many of the truck drivers who move containers from the port to area rail yards previously worked up to seven days per week. Currently they are getting paid for four or less. Seattle's port has suffered the loss of inbound shipments at a rate higher than all the west coast ports combined. The port is currently down eight percent year-to-date. While the rest of the west coast is down at 6.6%. Surprisingly the Port of Tacoma still manages to do better, as they are down less than one percent.[3]

Cruise Seattle

2011-2012 Cruise Lines and Cruise Ships:

Port of Seattle Cruise Ships[4]
Cruise Line Ship Destination Notes
Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Spirit Alaska Total Staterooms - 1,062

Passenger capacity - 2,124

Total crew - 930

Tonnage - 88,500

Ship length - 960

Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Miracle[Begins May 2013] Alaska Total Staterooms - 1,062

Passenger capacity - 2,124

Total crew - 930

Tonnage - 88,500

Ship length - 960

Princess Cruise Lines Golden Princess Alaska, Pacific Northwest Capacity: 2,590 passengers

Crew: 1,100 crew

Princess Cruise Lines Sapphire Princess Alaska, Pacific Northwest To be replaced by Star Princess in 2012.

Capacity: 2,670 passengers

Crew: 1,100 crew

Princess Cruise Lines Star Princess Alaska, Pacific Northwest Begins 2012 replaces Saphire Princess.

Capacity: 2,590 passengers

Crew: 1,150

Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Pearl Alaska, Pacific Northwest, 1 day Vancouver Only bowling at sea!

Capacity: 2394 passengers

Crew: 1100 crew

Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Jewel Alaska, Pacific Northwest Begins in 2012 as Nickelodean family cruising.Replaces the Star ship.

Capacity: 2,376 passengers

Crew: 1,100

Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Star Alaska, Pacific Northwest, 1 day Vancouver Will be move homeports to New York will be replaced by the Jewel.

Capacity: 2,240 passengers

Crew: 1,100 crew

Holland America Cruise Lines MS Amsterdam Alaska, Asia, Australia, Northwest Passenger capacity: 1,380

Crew members: 615

Holland America Cruise Lines Westerdam Alaska, Hawaii, Tahiti, and Marequesas Islands, Pacific Noethwest Passenger capacity: 1,916

Crew members: 817

Holland America Cruise Lines Oosterdam Alaska, New Zealand, Trans Pacific Passenger capacity: 1,916

Crew members: 817

Disney Cruise Lines Disney Wonder Alaska Begins 2012.

Capacity: 2,400 passengers

Crew: 945

Celebrity Cruise Lines Celebrity Infinity Alaska, Panama Canal Tonnage: 91,000 gross tons

Length: 964.6 feet (294.0 m)

Beam: 105.6 feet (32.2 m)

Draft: 26.3 feet (8.0 m)

Decks: 12

Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h)

Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas Alaska Capacity: 2,435 passengers

Crew: 765 crew

Former Ships

Port of Seattle Former Cruise Ships[5]
Cruise Line Ship Destination Notes
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Sun Alaska, Pacific Northwest Replacd by Norwegian Star
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Star Alaska, Pacific Northwest Replaced By Norwegian Jewel in 2012
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Sky Alaska, Pacific Northwest Replaced by Norwegian Pearl
Celebrity Cruise Lines Celebrity Mercury Alaska, Panama Canal Replaced by Infinity. The ship was replaced due to the speed of the ship. The Mercury was to slow. 2011 the Mercury is now retired.

Port management

Current Port Commissioners

Position 1: John Creighton, elected 2005[6]
Position 2: Gael Tarleton, elected 2007[7]
Position 3: Rob Holland, elected 2009[8]
Position 4: Tom Albro, elected 2009[8]
Position 5: Bill Bryant, elected 2007[7]

List of Port Commissioners

This list comes from a book published in 1976. Research ongoing for the rest of the names and terms.

  • Hiram M. Chittenden - 1912-15
  • C.E. Remsberg - 1912-19
  • Robert Bridges - 1912-19
  • Dr. Carl A. Ewald - 1915-19
  • T.S. Lippy - 1918-21
  • W.D. Lincoln - 1919-32
  • Dr. W.T. Christensen - 1919-22
  • George B. Lamping - 1921-33
  • George F. Cotterill - 1922-34
  • Smith M. Wilson - 1932-42
  • Horace P. Chapman - 1933-47
  • J.A. Earley - 1934-51
  • E.H. Savage - 1942-58
  • A.B. Terry - 1947-48
  • Gordon Rowe - 1949-54
  • C.H. Carlander - 1951-62
  • M.J. Weber - 1954-60
  • Capt. Tom McManus - 1958-64
  • John M. Haydon - 1960-69
  • Gordon Newell - 1960-63
  • Frank R. Kitchell - 1961-73
  • Miner H. Baker - 1963-69
  • Robert W. Norquist - 1963-69
  • Merle D. Adlum - 1964-
  • J. Knox Woodruff - 1969-73
  • Fenton Radford - 1969-70
  • Paul S. Friedlander - 1970-
  • Henry L. Kotkins - 1970-
  • Jack S. Block - 1974-
  • Henry T. Simonson - 1974-

General Managers

  • J.R. West - 1933-1935
  • Col. W.C. Bickford - 1935-1945
  • Col. Warren D. Lamport - 1946-1951
  • George T. Tredwell - 1951-1953
  • Howard M. Burke - 1953-1964
  • J. Eldon Opheim - 1964-

Seattle Tugs

Sister ports

References

Photos

Archives