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The Northwest Seaport Alliance approved lease agreements and authorized construction on the Terminal 5 Modernization Program. NWSA now readies the Terminal to return to use as a premier international container terminal. In addition, an interlocal agreement was also approved, enabling the Port of Seattle to use a portion of Terminal 46 for a cruise berth.

With the shipping industry entering a new, environmentally-friendly period, stakeholders in the maritime industry are seeking for ways to reduce their ships’ emissions. Apart from choosing green fuels and scrubbers, ports come to add another solution: Cold Ironing. This is the process of providing shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth, while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off.

The Port of Seattle Commission issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to secure a partner to develop and operate a new, single berth cruise facility at Terminal 46. Commissioners also adopted principles to ensure that a growing cruise business increases local economic benefit.

The Port of Seattle Commission approved a five-year capital development plan to invest $348 million. in order to improve the economic and environmental vitality of Seattle’s working waterfront. The 2019-2023 budget blueprint advances more than 20 key maritime and economic development projects.

The Port of Seattle Commission will next week plans for $348 million in order to develop a fourth cruise ship terminal and invest in other waterfront improvements. The capital improvement plan will probably includes upgrades to Fishermen's Terminal and the conference center at Bell Harbor, as well as new light industrial space in Interbay near Terminal 91.

The Port of Seattle and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings showcased the new Bell Street Cruise Terminal, at the Port’s Pier 66 building, in a celebration, on May 23. The newly renovated terminal is designed to handle the 4,000 passenger Norwegian Bliss, which will be the largest cruise vessel on the West Coast, arriving in time for the 2018 cruise season.

The Port of Seattle announced that it commences its biggest cruise season yet with over one million revenue passengers on 218 vessels, making Seattle the biggest cruise port on the West Coast.

The rise of alliances among shipping carriers are pressuring many U.S. ports to address access restrictions

The FMC announced that it has completed its competitive review and analysis of the Port of Seattle/Port of Tacoma Alliance Agreement

A draft of the final agreement between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle has been released