Port of Seattle Mission
The Port of Seattle is a public agency whose primary mission shall be to
invest public resources to advance trade and commerce, promote
industrial growth, stimulate economic development, and create jobs.
‐‐adopted August 2009

Century Agenda "Givens"
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Airport: The existing three runways at Sea‐Tac Airport are assumed as a maximum.

•

Seaport: POS will continue to be a major international container, cargo, fishing &
cruise Port, and the PNW will continue to be a major trade gateway. The on-dock
container terminals will develop primarily through investments within the current
property footprint.

•

Funding Strategy: Over the next 25 years, the Tax Levy is an important funding
mechanism for strategic opportunities which cannot be financed otherwise.
‐‐as finalized 2/24/11, Century Agenda Committee and Port staff
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Century Agenda:
Proposed 2011 Calendar

Feb

Century Agenda
Committee
2nd Tues

Mar

Media
Roundtable

Commission

Apr

May

Jun

July

Aug

Sept

Fostering
Economic
Growth

Moving
Cargo:
logistics and
growing
exports

Moving
People:
airport,
cruiseships
and tourism

Attracting
next
generation
industries
and jobs

Achieving
our
community
values

Funding our
strategic
goals &
putting real
estate to
work

Review Draft
Century
Agenda

Monthly Commission Updates:
developing preliminary strategic goals

Public
Outreach

Communication Plan, POS website & email box , Social Media/TBD
--year long--

Kickoff, Port
District Act
Centennial Commemoration,
Events
Banners,
Combined
Chambers 3/4

Earth Day, Commemorative Book,
Sea Air School, Annual Reports, Maritime
Festival, Bike Rally,
Seaport Breakfast

Port 101 Series,
Fishermen's Fall Festival,
AAPA National Convention

Oct

Nov

Dec
Final C/A
Presented &
Approved

Final C/A
Presented &
Approved
Public outreach on draft plan

Chamber Event,
Holiday Card

2
4/11/11

Air Freight is Big Business
Over $1 trillion is spent annually
on domestic US transportation and
logistics services
Air freight accounts for 24 % of the
total US merchandise trade value
$85 billion air freight & express
market
$35 billion US domestic market
Freight traffic growing about 6%
per year worldwide
Market size doubles every ten
years

3

Cargo Industry Players
Supply-Distribution Chain
Supplier

Manufacturer

Distributor

Retailer

End
Consumer

Reverse Logistics

Air Transportation/Logistics
Shippers
3PLs/4PLs
Customs brokers
Consolidators
Indirect carriers
General Sales Agents
Gov postal authorities

Motor carriers
Air carriers
Airports
Cargo/Ground handlers
Federal Inspection Agencies
Consignees

4

Air Cargo at Sea-Tac
3rd Largest International Gateway
on the West Coast

Origin and Destination
Market Share

Metric Tons
1,500,000

Europe
13.9%

Alaska
5.7%

1,000,000

500,000

Asia
21.9%

0

Rank

LAX

OAK

SFO

ONT

SEA

YVR

PDX

5

12

15

18

20

25

27

*based on 2009 tonnage

Hawaii
1.9%

Contiguous
U.S.
56.6%

5

Air Cargo Market Share
Fedex (FX)

130,325

Alaska Airlines (AS)

25,354

Delta Air Lines (DL)

20,729

China Airlines (CI)

12,682

United Airlines (UA)

12,220

Korean Air (KE)

11,185

EVA Air (BR)

9,957

Cargolux (CV)

8,796

Lufthansa Airlines (DHL)

6,281

British Airways (BA)

5,949

Southwest Airlines (WN)

5,403

Continental Airlines (CO)

4,959

Martinair (MP)

4,957

Air France (AF)

3,824

Hawaiian Airlines (HA)

3,703

Hainan Airlines (HU)

3,510

US Airways (US)

3,050

Asiana Airlines (OZ)

2,471
0

International
30%

Domestic
70%

Passenger
"Belly"
36%

Freighter
64%

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

Volume in Metric Tons

6

Top PNW Air Export Commodities
Electric Machinery, TV & Sound Equipment
Aircraft & Spacecraft Parts
Optic, Photo & Medical Instruments
Machinery & Parts
Fish & Shellfish
Fruits & Vegetables
Footwear
Plastics
Plants, Bulbs & Cut Flowers

7

TEU Millions

General
Container
Business
Trends:

3.5

 Actual
Forecast

3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

POS Cargo Forecast
Market Share by Coast

Asia - U.S. TEUs by Coast

100%

15,000,000

80%
10,000,000

60%
40%

5,000,000

20%

East/Gulf
Data Source: PIERS

West

East/Gulf
Data Source: PIERS

West

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

0%

General Cargo Trends:
Ten-Year POS Grain History

Ten-Year POS TEU History
7,000,000

2,500,000

6,000,000

2,000,000

5,000,000

1,500,000

4,000,000

2010

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

TEUs

2002

2001

2009

2008

2006

2004

2007

1,000,000

2005

2003

2,000,000
2002

3,000,000

500,000
2001

1,000,000

Metric Tons

Ten-Year POS Petroleum History

Ten-Year POS Molasses History

2,000,000

80,000

1,600,000

60,000

1,200,000
800,000

40,000

400,000
20,000

Molasses

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2010

2009

2008

2007

2001

Petroleum

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

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Container Capacity Growth Plan
2M
2010 Volume
+ 2.1M

3M

Work Package #1
Underway

Work Package
#2

5M

4M

3.5M

Work
Package #3

Work Package #4

TERMINALS
TERMINALS

TERMINALS

• T-30 Reactivate
• T-25 expansion to 16 acres

•T-5 increase internal CY

RAILYARDS
RAILYARDS

•Wide span gantry cranes at Main SIG

• SIG North Expansion
• T-5 IY second shift

MAINLINE

• 20 acre third party container
support

• Sound Transit/BNSF new track
agreement Seattle to Tacoma
•Crown Stampede Pass
•Duwamish Corridor Project

TRAFFIC

OFF-DOCK

• SR-519
• T-5 surface street intersection
• EMW grade separation
• Continuous day gate hours
• Spokane Street Viaduct
• Viaduct Construction
accommodates freight.

•20 acre 3rd party container support

OFF-DOCK

TRAFFIC
•1st Ave S. & E. Marginal Way
•Increase use of night gates.

Blue - completed or in progress

• T-5 RTG Ops

RAILYARDS
• On-dock IY at T-18 or 16th Ave
conversion to IY.
• SIG Stacy Yard conversion.
• ARGO domestic relocation
• ARGO re-designed for high density
operations

TERMINALS
•T-5 18 acre expansion
•T-46 additional RTG ops

RAILYARDS
•SIG South expansion
• New remote railyard shared
with POT

MAINLINE

MAINLINE

• Tukwila-Tacoma track.
• Sumner Connection
• Vancouver bypass
• Ellensburg/Lind cutoff
• Point Defiance bypass

•Could be constrained?

OFF-DOCK

OFF-DOCK

TRAFFIC

• 20 acre 3rd party support

•T25/30 off-site yard
•40-acre 3rd party support

•Steady night gates.

TRAFFIC
• SR-509
• More night gates

10

Top 2009
Washington State
Agriculture Crops
Top 10 Commodity

Apples 1
Milk
Wheat
Potatoes 2
Cattle/Calves
Hay
Nursery/Greenhouses

2009 Value of
Production
($ In Millions)
$1,473
$ 684
$ 597
$ 646
$ 473
$ 442
$ 293

Cherries
Hops 1
Grapes 2

$ 224
$ 264
$ 210

Top 2010
Washington State
Agriculture Exports
by Volume via POS
Commodity Description
Animal Feed,Hay,Brewer Grain

652,582

Vegetables

514,877

Fruit

184,532

Foodstuffs, Pastes, Sauces, Soups

100,527

Meat

91,822

Milk, Eggs, Dairy Products

91,797

Soybean; Corn Soya Milk, Isolates

77,449

Bulk Barley,Corn, Oat, Wheat, Sorghum

51,512

Onions, Shallots

46,103

Bread, Cereal, Grain, Malt, Flour

44,294

1 First in U.S. production.
2 Second in U.S. production.

Data Source: Washington State
Department of Agriculture

Metric Tons

Data Source: PIERS

Domestic Cargo Trends
Ten-Year POS Domestic TEU History
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000

Alaska

Hawaii

Domestic

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

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