Bill DiBenedetto

Seattle port program reduces at-dock ship emissions

Vessel operators in the Port of Seattle's At-Berth Clean Fuels Program have reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide by at least 80 percent and diesel particulate matter by 60 percent, helping the region to meet its clean...

PNW progress on clean air

The ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Port Metro Vancouver, British Columbia released their first annual Northwest Clean Air Strategy implementation report, which provides an update on their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Pacific Northwest. The 25...

Container service launched at Port of Seattle

Two major container-shipping lines, Maersk Line and CMA CGM, officially launched their new joint service at the Port of Seattle when the SeaLand New York arrived at the port’s Terminal facility on Sunday. Seattle is the first...

Longview gets $200 million grain terminal

Construction of a long-planned grain terminal at the nearby Port of Longview is scheduled to begin this month under a newly formed joint venture among U.S., Japanese and North Korean companies. Port officials Monday entered into a...

Seattle port dedicates cargo facility

The Port of Seattle, China Shipping and SAA Marine last week dedicated the port’s refurbished and expanded cargo facility last week at Terminal at the southern end of the city’s waterfront. U.S. Secretary...

Seattle port trucker resource fair set for June 3

The Port of Seattle has scheduled a trucker’s resource fair on June 3 for all those independent truckers that serve the port’s terminals. With the recent adoption of the Fee Free Clean Trucks Program, the...

Seattle port gets big win with Maersk, CMA CGM service

Two big ocean cargo container carriers, Maersk Line and CMA CGM, confirm they will begin calling with a combined service at the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 18 in June. The move means that more than 20...

Expeditors expands in New Mexico

Seattle's Expeditors International of Washington Inc. signed a lease on an 86,550-square-foot facility in the Verde Binational Park in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The annoucement was made by April 1 by Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary...

Port of Seattle works on new clean trucks plan

The of Port of Seattle has come up with a new clean trucks plan designed to keep older, more polluting trucks of the port's terminals and surrounding roads. Port staffer's this week also unveiled a plan to...

Washington apples: Healthy and possibly wealthy...in India

The Washington Apple Commission has come up with a marketing promotion that could boost its efforts to penetrate the Indian market. It’s launching a special promotion in the South Indian wholesale markets of Chennai, Coimbatore and Bangalore...

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