In response to recent and anticipated growth in the port’s container shipping business, the Port of Seattle will build a new container terminal and relocate an existing cruise terminal.
Seattle’s container volumes grew by nearly 40% from 2003 to 2005, and while volumes were down slightly in 2006, additional growth of approximately 8% annually is expected in the coming years.
Restoring the 32-acre Terminal 30 to a container facility will create a 70-acre container handling complex that includes Terminal 25 and Terminal 28 and adds one vessel berth.
Terminal 30 is less than two miles from two major railroad yards and Interstates 5 and 90, making it an ideal location for the movement of ocean freight.
To make room for the added container capacity, the cruise facility at Terminal 30 will be relocated to Pier 91 on the north side of Elliott Bay.
The estimated cost of the entire project is $118.3 million.
Seattle’s container volumes grew by nearly 40% from 2003 to 2005, and while volumes were down slightly in 2006, additional growth of approximately 8% annually is expected in the coming years.
Restoring the 32-acre Terminal 30 to a container facility will create a 70-acre container handling complex that includes Terminal 25 and Terminal 28 and adds one vessel berth.
Terminal 30 is less than two miles from two major railroad yards and Interstates 5 and 90, making it an ideal location for the movement of ocean freight.
To make room for the added container capacity, the cruise facility at Terminal 30 will be relocated to Pier 91 on the north side of Elliott Bay.
The estimated cost of the entire project is $118.3 million.