b'42American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(PRIORITIES continueddetailstoreallyknowwhattion also will help the NWSAadjacent to the existing one onventcontaminatingstreams, from page 26) istheprojectexactly,andhandlegreatervolumesofthe East Blair Waterway andwells,orgroundwaterwith becausewaterdoesnotpaythereforethenwhatisthatbreakbulkfreight,especiallyto jointly market and operatesalt runoff.attentiontopoliticaljurisdic- going to cost? And then weoversizedhighandheavybothfacilities.Thenewpier tions.Sothatstheconcepthavetogofindthemoney.shipments. has the working name Puyal- o utsourCeo ptionsbehindtheworkthatwereThis is not a cheap project. Railconnectionsarealup Tribal Terminal. Forsaltproducersthat doing, is looking for mutuallykeyfeatureoftheNWSATheTribeintendstodo not have the resources to beneficial solutions and howwiththeBNSFandUnionbuild a new pier on approxi- navigatetheintricaciesof doweallinvestinthebest(REFORMING continuedPacificClass1railconnec- mately22-acresofTribaltransporting salt or other com-and most cost-effective solu- from page 26) tionstotheUShinterland.propertyadjacenttothemodities, there are options to tions together. responsivetoterminalopera- Butrailisntallabouttheexisting East Blair Terminaloutsource.Oneexampleis torcomplaintsandbroughttrunk lines. In February 20241(EB1).TheEB1terminalBulk Connection, a licensed, t urninGB asins DWPofficialstothePorttothe NWSA announced a newisoperatedbyTheNorth- bondedandinsuredfreight The Port is also proceed- come up with a plan to solverail connection with EasternwestSeaportAllianceandbroker providing on-demand ing with environmental impacttheproblemDisruptionsWashington.Theintermodalreceives roll-on, roll-off (Ro/ freightcapacityforliquid reports in support of two turn- can be caused by old transmis- ramplocatedin Wallula,Ro)andbreakbulkcargo.and dry bulk shipments. The ingbasinsallowingvesselssion lines and older substationWashington, and operated byThe main imports to EB1 arecompanybeganin1987as to maneuver into better posi- infrastructure. The Port of LATri-CitiesIntermodal(TCI)autos and heavy equipment.bulk shipping specialists and tionsfordischargingcargohas made a decision to upgrade provides Washington agri- ThenewTribalpierwillstatesthatitstillmaintains atterminals:Wearedoingthe power delivery system byculture exporters with directfeature comparable capabilitiesthelargestnetworkofbulk well on the timeline for wheninvesting$500millionandrail service to NWSA marinetotheexistingpierincludingcarriers in North America.thefederalNEPA(Nationalthis both solves this immediateterminalsandglobalmar- on-dock rail and carbon reduc-EnvironmentalPolicyAct)power quality problem and alsokets. Additionally, the NWSAtiontechnologytominimize document is completed. Werelong-term power supply. At theinaugurated a cargo and ser- localizedpollutionimpactsas(TROUBLEcontinued very close to a final CaliforniaPort of Long Beach, which isvice incentive program aimedwell as global warming impacts.from page 41)document.WererespondingservicedbySouthernCalifor- atbolsteringinternationalAdditionally,theNWSAwillAuto Terminal Bremerhaven to comments and finishing upnia Edison, the power qualitycontainerrailcargovol- offertechnicalsupporttodevelopedintoacentral any work that we need to doproblem is not as serious, butumes and improving serviceensureconsistencyandeffi- port of entry for the German there. And that will be comingthey also need to address issuesdelivery in the gateway. Theciency between the piers. marketandalsoahubfor to our Board later this Springof long-term power supply. incentives include the VoyageThe Port of Tacoma andmarkets in Scandinavia, Cen-for approval. Were working,ConsistencyandOn-TimePuyallupTribehavealreadytral and Eastern Europe and the of course, with the U.S. ArmyArrival AwardProgramandworkedtogetherontheBaltic states.CorpsofEngineersatthe(IMPROVEMENTS con- theInternationalContaineradvance preparations needed federal level on making suretinued from page 28) Rail Cargo Incentive. intheBlairWaterwaytot emporarym ilDp ositive were in the plan and gettingthe on-dock rail at Terminal 5allowforthedevelopmentLuman also highlighted that those approvals. So, I wouldserves the regions agriculturet aComap lansn ew of the new pier. The Port hasthe European Commission had anticipate in 2025, were goingexporters while also reducingB erth on thee astB lair invested in conceptual designrecentlyannouncedaneasing to complete the environmentaltrucktraffic.Thefacilityisw aterway work, waterway depth analy- inCO2targetsfor2025for processesandstartmovingalsoanticipatingtheinstal- Perhaps the biggest infra- sis, and ship simulation plansauto makers which may put a intomoredeliberatedesign.lationofmorerefrigeratedstructure news for the NWSAfor cutback and dredging workbrake on EV growth.Andwereworkingcloselyplug-instosupportreeferwas the March 2025 announce- will provide unimpeded vesselThefactthatICEand withthecommunitywithcargofrequently deployedment that the Puyallup Tribenavigationtothepiers.Thehybridvehiclescontainmore AlamedawheretheresalotforagriculturalexportsasandTheNorthwestSeaportU.S. Army Corps of EngineersEuropean-origincomponents of impacts related to construc- well as other perishables. Alliance (NWSA) have joined(USACE)hasalsobeenancouldbeatemporarymild tion of the inner Turning BasinBesides the perishables theforces to expand the regionsinvolved in the groundwork topositiveforautomotivelogis-. not so much the outer. ButNWSA has been bolstering theshippingcapacitythroughbuilding the pier. tics providers although manu-theteamhasworkedreally,auto business infrastructure. InconstructionofanewberthOverall, the improvementsfacturers will need to catch up reallyhardtoaddresscon- February 2024, the auto busi- on the East Blair Waterway.totheNWSAportsinfra- onBEVproductionatsome cerns that weve heard espe- nesslaunchedatTerminal46The new berth is a big deal forstructurewillprovidethepoint, he added.ciallyliketruckingimpactswhentheNWSAwelcomedthe NWSA as it stands to sig- alliancewithgreatercargo and all that material that hasthe GLOVIS vessel Silver Sky.nificantlyincreasethecargohandling efficiencies and the toberemoved.WevecomeAdditionally, the NWSA part- capacityoftheallianceandcapacity necessary for future(CALLcontinued from upwithsomecreativesolu- nered with PTSC on a partialimprove its competitive posi- port calls. page 40)tionsaroundbarging(dredgereconfigurationofTerminaltion in the Pacific Northwestchain. ThearrivalofHegh material) . and get it out of46s yard to add additional autoforfutureshipcalls.UnderAurora further strengthens this there without trucking. So Imstorage.Thechangesaddedthe terms of a memorandum(IMPACT continued fromcollaboration, expanding trade really pleased with again, lis- around 750 spots, which bringsof understanding (MOU), thepage 38) opportunitiesandreinforcing tening to people, hearing whatthe total auto capacity to aroundPuyallup Tribe and the NWSAstoredoutside,runoffmustPortFreeportspositionasa theirconcernsareandthen7,750units.Thereconfigura- intend to construct a new pierbe properly controlled to pre- key hub for global commerce.finding creative solutions.a DelineB riDGer eplaCementAnongoingeffortis beingmadetoreplacethe aging Adeline bridge which is a key access point for harbor truckingatthePort:Well, AdelineBridgereplacement ismoreofanideaWe didworkwiththeCityand theres a little bit of prelimi-narystudyandanalysisof thinkingaboutwhatdowe want it to be, and do we want a replacement to be, and what would it take to really build a proper up to current standard replacement.Andsothats kind of early days to get our arms around what is the proj-ect exactly. The replacement bridgeisreallyimportant becauseitsacomplicated piece of roadway over a com-plicatedbunchofrailinfra-structure.Andso,theresa lot of limitations around what wecando.So,weneedto work through some of those'