Port of Seattle
| Port of Seattle | |
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| Location | |
| Location | 2711 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98121 |
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| Opened | September 5, 1911 |
| Type of harbor | Port authority |
| Chief Executive Officer | Dave Soike (interim) |
| Draft depth | 50 Feet |
| Air draft | no restrictions |
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Website portseattle.org |
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The Port of Seattle is a port district that runs Seattle's seaport and airport. Its creation was approved by the voters of King County, Washington, on September 5, 1911, and authorized by the Port District Act. It is run by an elected five-member commission. The commissioners' terms run four years. In 2015, Sea-Tac Airport handled a record 42.3 million passengers and the seaport division (operated by the Northwest Seaport Alliance with the Port of Tacoma) handled over 3.5 million containers (TEUs), making them combined the 3rd largest container gateway in North America. In 2015, over 898,000 cruise passengers passed through the port's facilities.
The Port of Seattle employs just under 1,800 employees.
The port has three operating divisions (Aviation, Real Estate and Seaport), as well as capital development and corporate divisions.
Among its facilities are the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington; the Shilshole Bay Marina; the Maritime Industrial Center and Fishermen's Terminal on Salmon Bay; cargo terminals and a grain elevator on Smith Cove; and numerous cargo terminals on Elliott Bay, Harbor Island, and the Duwamish Waterway. The Port of Seattle also controls recreational and commercial moorage facilities and two cruise ship terminals.
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