Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) Terminal 46 welcomed Globis’ vessel Silver Sky, transporting vehicles to Canada.
More than 2,500 vehicles were unloaded at Terminal 46 at NWSA’s Gateway and will await transportation to KIA and Hyundai dealerships in Canada later this month.
As the first car carrier to call at the port, the new car carrier aims to increase the NWSA Gateway’s car traffic, with a 96% year-over-year (YoY) increase in December 2023.
Terminal 46 is said to have played a key role in providing capacity to meet the various cargo demands across the gateway over the past few years.
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In response to the surge in containerized cargo following the pandemic, Terminal 46 was transformed into a storage facility near a vital dock.
“The Port of Tacoma is a great place to start,” said Christine Ahn, Port of Tacoma Commission Chair and NWSA Co-Chair. “NWSA works hard to ensure we are responsive to the needs of our customers, and we are pleased to have strategic assets like Terminal 46 that will help facilitate cargo transportation at the Port of Tacoma” region. ”
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Hamdi Mohamed, Port of Seattle Commission Chairman and NWSA Co-Chairman, said: “Terminal 46 is an important marine cargo facility and we are pleased to work with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19, GLOVIS, Customs and Border Protection, and the Border Patrol,” Stevedore Pacific Terminal Services Company said in a statement. cooperated with us to expand Gateway’s cargo volume. ”
“The longshore and warehousing union is an important part of the longshore and warehouse industry,” said Rich Austin, president of the International Longshore and Warehousing Union Local 19. “Longshore Local 19’s skilled women and men are ready to serve any cargo need, whether it’s containers, automobiles, or general cargo, Seattle. It is ready to become a port of call for shippers. ”
In January 2024, NWSA received $12 million from the newly established federal Zero Emissions Charging and Refueling Infrastructure Grant Program.
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