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the ports of Seattle and Tacoma will be equipped in order at the same time to receive two portacontainer from 18.000 teu
Started a period of public consultation on the project of potenziamento of Terminal 5
May 25, 2016
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), organism constituted in August 2015 from the American ports of Seattle and Tacoma in order to manage jointly infrastructures of the two harbour ports of call ( of 823October 2014 and July 2015), it has of Seattle, with the objective to make of the landing place of the portacontainer of large-capacity that the companies are introducing on the market. The plan among other things previews the dredging of the backdrops and the strengthening of the docks to the aim of being able to install crane of greater dimensions and being able at the same time to receive two container vessels from 18.000 teu.
"The Northwest Seaport Alliance - it has explained Connie Bacon, Co-president of the NWSA and president of the Commission of the Port of Tacoma - wants to return ready Terminal 5 for the great ships to the aim to remain competitive in the current total economy. The modernization of Terminal 5 will allow us to guarantee bonds places of work in our region".
Last year the managed terminals portualli from the NWSA have enlivened a traffic of 26,8 million tons of goods, with a decrease of the -0,6% on 2014. The single containerized trade has been of 25,2 million tons (- 0.2%) and is realized with a handling of containers pairs to 3.529.084 teu (+4.0%).
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