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New bigger ship docks at Everett to land Japanese plane parts for Boeing
BOEING's base at Everett, Washington, this month observed the 10th anniversary of a weekly direct aerospace shipments from Japan by Westwood Shipping Lines with this month marking the arrival a new, larger vessel.
In the early 2000s, the Port of Everett decided to invest US$50 million to improve infrastructure to streamline and improve the aerospace logistics chain to support the world's largest aerospace manufacturer.
This investment included the installation of the two, 40-ton capacity gantry cranes at Pacific Terminal, the purchase of three, 45-ton reachstackers, the construction of Mount Baker Terminal, a custom aerospace facility in south Everett and addition of a 50-ton capacity rail mounted gantry crane.
These investments created the partnership opportunity with Westwood Shipping Lines to bring aerospace shipments directly to the Port of Everett. Before this, ships unloaded Boeing-bound cargo at Seattle or Tacoma and the parts were barged to Everett.
"These infrastructure investments allowed our region to successfully compete for the 787 and 777X airplane programmes," said port CEO Les Reardanz, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
"By investing in our infrastructure and developing this partnership with Westwood Shipping Lines, we are better able to support our customer and job growth in the community," he said.
Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson said that recent success in the Washington State Legislature on a transport investment package will allow the city and the port to improve freight routes from the marine terminals to Interstate 5.
Now, after 10 years, the industry is trending toward larger vessels and the Port of Everett is working to meet the port commission's initiative to add 1,000-foot berths to continue to meet our customer's needs - and those investments can't come soon enough.
On August 11, the Port of Everett welcomed the Liberian flagged 2,546-TEU ship that moves the aerospace parts and other general cargoes from Japan to Everett.
The port and Westwood ships have worked together to land oversized components for the 747, 767, 777 and KC-Tanker.
In the early 2000s, the Port of Everett decided to invest US$50 million to improve infrastructure to streamline and improve the aerospace logistics chain to support the world's largest aerospace manufacturer.
This investment included the installation of the two, 40-ton capacity gantry cranes at Pacific Terminal, the purchase of three, 45-ton reachstackers, the construction of Mount Baker Terminal, a custom aerospace facility in south Everett and addition of a 50-ton capacity rail mounted gantry crane.
These investments created the partnership opportunity with Westwood Shipping Lines to bring aerospace shipments directly to the Port of Everett. Before this, ships unloaded Boeing-bound cargo at Seattle or Tacoma and the parts were barged to Everett.
"These infrastructure investments allowed our region to successfully compete for the 787 and 777X airplane programmes," said port CEO Les Reardanz, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
"By investing in our infrastructure and developing this partnership with Westwood Shipping Lines, we are better able to support our customer and job growth in the community," he said.
Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson said that recent success in the Washington State Legislature on a transport investment package will allow the city and the port to improve freight routes from the marine terminals to Interstate 5.
Now, after 10 years, the industry is trending toward larger vessels and the Port of Everett is working to meet the port commission's initiative to add 1,000-foot berths to continue to meet our customer's needs - and those investments can't come soon enough.
On August 11, the Port of Everett welcomed the Liberian flagged 2,546-TEU ship that moves the aerospace parts and other general cargoes from Japan to Everett.
The port and Westwood ships have worked together to land oversized components for the 747, 767, 777 and KC-Tanker.
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