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Revision as of 03:24, 11 February 2012
Formation | September 5, 1911 |
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Type | Port authority |
Headquarters | 2711 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98121 |
Region served | Seattle Metropolitan Area King County |
Chief Executive Officer | Tay Yoshitani |
Main organ | Port of Seattle Commission |
Website | http://www.portofseattle.org |
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
This section needs additional citations for verification. (December 2008) |
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:
Cruise Line | Ship | Destination | Notes |
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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
Cruise Line | Ship | Destination | Notes |
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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
- ^ NORTH_AMERICAN_CONTAINER_TRAFFIC
- ^ World statistics
- ^ KING-TV News Story on Port of Seattle
- ^ http://www.portseattle.org/
- ^ http://www.portseattle.org/
- ^ http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/2005Nov/resPage6.htm
- ^ a b http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200711/resPage4.htm
- ^ a b http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200911/Respage5.aspx
External links
- Port of Seattle homepage
- Port of Seattle - YouTube
Photos
Archives
- Seattle Port Commission records. circa 1899-1960. 5.52 cubic feet. Labor Archives of Washington State, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
- The Merle Daniel Adlum Papers, 1945-1986. 67.56 cubic feet. At the Labor Archives of Washington State, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Contains records from Adlum's service as a member of the Seattle Port Commission from 1964-1983.