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Terminal Investment in Tacoma For the second year in a row, the Husky Terminal Operations at the Port of Tacoma welcomed four new 295-foot super-post-Panamax cranes, bringing the total to eight. With these new cranes in place, the terminal can now serve four 18,000-TEU container ships in port concurrently. Increased Gate Efficiency In 2019, the NWSA launched the Gate Efficiency Program, which offers extended gate hours to reduce congestion, lessen truck emissions and keep cargo flowing efficiently through the Port. These extended hours began operation in July, allowing trucks to pick up and drop off between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. The program runs through the end of 2020. Seattle Cruise Business Hits Important Milestones The Port of Seattle earned the distinction as the Cruise Critic Best North American Seaport in 2019. This honor coincided with the Port's celebration of its 20th year as a homeport. The cruise business in Seattle has grown exponentially over the past two decades, with the Port of Seattle achieving its third consecutive year of one million passengers, with continued growth projected. In fact, the Port projected that 2019 would be a record-setting year with over 1.2 million passengers. Helping to fuel that growth is the increasingly large cruise ships calling at the Port. This includes a call in 2019 by the Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas, which with its 4,180 passengers, was the largest cruise ship to visit the West Coast in 2019, according to the Port. A Warm Welcome to Port of Tacoma's New Executive Director In April, the Port of Tacoma selected Eric Johnson as executive director. According to a news release from the Port, Johnson's responsibilities include "… developing and implementing new business and partnership opportunities, identifying economic development strategies, managing and creating opportunities for real estate holdings (both developed and undeveloped), helping to improve and manage transportation corridors within the port complex, and working with key stakeholders to ensure and promote environmental stewardship and sustainable growth." Report: Northwest Seaport Alliance Supports 20,100 Jobs A report released by the NWSA highlights the vast economic impact of the Ports of Tacoma and Seattle. The report, conducted for NWSA by Seattle- based Community Attributes, Inc., estimates that operations at the two ports support over 20,000 jobs, $1.9 billion in labor income and nearly $6 billion in business output. The analysis, released at the beginning of 2019, evaluated port activities in 2017. The report also showed that auto imports supported 1,330 direct jobs, with breakbulk supporting 3,880 direct jobs and over $1 billion in business output. 2019 | THE YEAR IN REVIEW Four super-post-Panamax cranes en route to Husky Terminal at the Port of Tacoma. Longshore workers set up a spreader for a heavy lift in Vancouver, WA. 31 31 PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION

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