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capacity at the port and will


make deliveries of agricultural products


to the port more


efficient. On the drawing boards is the development of seven acres around the port’s Terminal Five which will facilitate the direct transfer of commodities from trains to vessels. The port is also on the lookout for new customers, particularly in the clean and green energy sector. The Port of Everett has a $57-million port modernization project underway designed to prepare the port to handle larger vessels by strengthening docks


to accommodate


modern cargo handling equipment. The port also put in 3,600 feet of rail in the last year and a half. “That project is just about complete,” said Lefeber, “and starting in August 2019 we will be working on a deepening project to allow the port


to handle 950-foot


vessels with capacities as high as 6,000 TEU.” A construction boom in


and around Seattle has seen the Port of Everett handle some interesting project cargoes in recent days, including prefabricated units from Poland being used to


the South


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construct a 264-room hotel in


Lake Union


section of Seattle. “These prefab custom modules are being put together like a lego set,” said Lefeber. “They have been getting transferred from the port to the site over the last five months to meet the construction schedule.” The port has also


seen


increased volumes of steel as well


as cement ships


and barges to support construction. Thanks to Everett’s rail connections, the port handles these types of cargoes for destinations as far north as Calgary and as far east as Chicago. The port is also actively


engaged with the state’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., advocating for “reliability and certainty in trade policy,” said Lefeber. “There is a strong recognition that the


trade situation is


affecting and diverting U.S. commerce and, in turn, is also affecting jobs and overall prosperity.” But we’re still in early days


when it comes to gauging the ultimate impact of tariffs on Washington state’s economy. “The actual impact will vary depending on a variety of factors, such as tariff levels,


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markets, the existence of alternative products, and seasonality,” said Hamilton. “We will have to wait a few more months before we can see how our flow of exports might be affected.”


The Port of Vancouver has completed $25 million in investments to expands rail capacity at the port. (Port of Vancouver photo)


The Port of Everett is strengthening its docks to accommodate modern cargo handling equipment. (Port of Everett photo)


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