Memorandum of Understanding
Implementing RFID Truck Tag Program
At the Port of Seattle
This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is made this ____ day of _____, 2011 between
the Port of Seattle, a Washington municipal corporation (“Port”) and SSA Terminals a ___
corporation, SSA Seattle, a ______ corporation, Total Terminals, Inc., a _____ corporation, and
Eagle Marine Services, Limited a ________ corporation (collectively, the “Lessees”).
WHEREAS, the Port and Lessees entered into lease agreements for container terminal operations
at Terminals 18, 25/30, 46, and 5;
WHEREAS, the parties amended their leases to accommodate the Port’s clean truck program;
WHEREAS, the Lessees desire to enhance the operational efficiency of their container terminals
by installing a system of radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tags on drayage trucks and tag
readers at the terminals; and
WHEREAS, the Port desires to further enhance the effectiveness of its clean truck program by
facilitating the use of the RFID tag system at the container terminals;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. The term of this MOU will be co-terminus with the term of the subscription service the
Port purchases from eModal.com, LLC (“eModal”) that will be used in conjunction with the
RFID program. The MOU will become effective when all the parties execute this MOU and the
Port has entered into its subscription with eModal (“Effective Date”). The term of this MOU
will not exceed five years from the Effective Date.
2. Lessees will install RFID tag readers and the necessary equipment, infrastructure, and
systems compatible with WhereNet RFID tags at their sole cost to make the tag readers
functional at each of their gate entries at their respective container terminals leased from the Port.
3. Lessees will maintain and operate the tag reader system serving their respective Port
container leasehold premises.
4. Lessees will distribute one WhereNet RFID tag to each truck qualified to enter the
terminal in accordance with the lease amendment incorporating the Port’s clean truck program
requirements. Lessees will require the truck owners to purchase one tag per truck. Lessees will
arrange for eModal to reimburse the truck owners for the cost of the tag after the truck has
passed through the tag reader and onto the terminal for the first time to pick up or drop off a
container.