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Tacoma Power-Energy Service
3628 S 35th Street
Tacoma, WA
(253-502-8363)

Terminal Size: 135 acres (54.6 hectares); 4700 container parking stalls.
Rail: Near dock access to the South Intermodal Yard (SIM); served by BNSF and UP railroads
Ocean Carriers: Maersk Line, Horizon Linesand slot charters/vellel-sharing agreements with Safmarine Berths: Two berths totaling 2,200 feet (670.6 meters)
Water Depth: Minus 51 feet (-15.5 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW)
Container Cranes: Five cranes (four Hitachi cranes with 18-container wide outreach, one Mitsubishi crane with 14-container wide outreach)
Truck Gate: Eight inbound lanes with six scales and six outbound lanes; inbound gate operation is paperless.
Reefer Plugs: 875 Other: Swap Line availability to truckers. Yard operations supported by top picks, reach stackers and RTGs. Outbound roadability check is mandatory before proceeding to Outgate. Mandatory security screening before entering terminal. Radiation portal monitoring by CBP of all departing containers will be on line in 2006.
Background: Maersk Line and Sea-Land Service became Port customers in the Spring of 1985. In December 1999, AP Moller-Maersk acquired the international component of Sea-Land from CSX and renamed the combined container operation Maersk Sealand. In December 2002, APM Terminals was formed as a sister company to Maersk Sealand focused on worldwide terminal operations and based at The Hague with North American operations based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. APM Terminals operates 12 terminals in North America. Vessels operated by Horizon Lines, a domestic container carrier serving Alaska, Hawaii and Guam, also call at APM Terminals in Tacoma.

Terminal Size: 171 acres (69 hectares) Note: Terminal acreage includes the 23-acre (9.3-hectare) on-dock PCT Intermodal yard.
Rail: On-dock access to PCT Intermodal Yard; served by BNSF and UP railroads
Ocean Carriers: Evergreen Marine, Italia Marittima, Hatsu Marine Ltd. and slot charters/vellel-sharing agreements with CMA-CGM
Berths: Two berths totaling 2,260 feet (689 meters)
Water Depth: Minus 51 feet (- 15.5 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW)
Container Cranes: Seven cranes (seven ZPMC Cranes with 23-wide container outreach)
Truck Gate: Ten inbound lanes, six outbound lanes, six scales
Reefer Plugs: 764
Background: Operated by Marine Terminals Corporation (MTC), Pierce County Terminal (PCT) opened in January 2005 and represented the largest construction project in Port history. TOTE Terminal

TOTE Terminal
Address: 500 Alexander Avenue,
Tacoma, WA 98421
253-449-8207
Fax: 253-238-8401

Tote Terminal

Terminal Size: 47 acres (19 hectares)
Ocean Carriers: Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE)
Berths: Two dolphin piers. One is an operating berth and one is a lay-up berth.
Water Depth: Minus 50 feet (-15.2 meters) at mean low low water (MLLW)
Loading Ramps: TOTE's specialized RO/RO operation uses the ramps on each vessel to move 53-foot trailers between terminal and ship
Truck Gate: Three inbound lanes, two outbound lanes, three scales
Reefer Plugs: 140
Background: This modern RO/RO terminal is specialized for TOTE�s operation, which uses three ramps on each vessel to move chassis and trailers between the terminal and ship. The facility received a $12 million upgrade in 2003 to accommodate TOTE�s new Orca-class vessels.

Terminal Size: 93 acres (37.6 hectares) Rail: On-dock access to the North Intermodal Yard (NIM); served by BNSF and UP railroads Ocean Carriers: "K" Line and slot charters/vellel-sharing agreements with Hanjin and Yang Ming Line Berths: Two berths totaling 1,900 feet (579.1 meters) Water Depth: Minus 51 feet (-15.5 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW) Container Cranes: Four cranes (one ZPMC crane with 18-container wide outreach, one ZPMC crane with 17-contianer wide outreach and two Kone cranes with 16-container wide outreach) Truck Gate: Seven inbound lanes, four outbound lanes, six inbound scales, one outbound scale Reefer Plugs: 460 Background: Husky Terminal & Stevedoring relocated from Terminal 7-C/D in 2005; the new, renovated Husky Terminal opened in June 2005. Husky has been a port customer since 1983.

Rail: On-dock access to the North Intermodal Yard (NIM); served by BNSF and UP railroads
Terminal Size: 54 acres (22 Hectares)
Ocean Carriers: Yang Ming Line and slot charters/vellel-sharing agreements with COSCO and Hanjin
Berths: One berth 1,100 feet (335 meters)
Water Depth: Minus 51 feet (-15.5 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW)
Container Cranes: Four cranes (three Sumitomo Cranes with 14-container wide outreach, one IHI Crane with 13-container wide outreach)
Truck Gate: Five inbound lanes, two outbound lanes, two scales
Reefer Plugs: 300
Background: Olympic Container Terminal (OCT) opened in July 2005. The terminal is operated by Marine Terminals Corp. (MTC).

Size: 146.5 Acres (59.3 hectares)
Auto Storage Capacity: 19,000 units, with overflow up to 24,000 units
Berthing Facilities: Vehicles unloaded at Blair Terminal access the Auto Facility via a dedicated bridge over Port of Tacoma Road
Rail Access: The Marshall Avenue Auto Facility is directly connected to the two major trans-continental railroads, BNSF and Union Pacific.
Highway Access: Interstate 5, State Route 509 and U.S. 99 are less than one mile from the terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 kilometers) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18
Background: Port owned and operated by Auto Warehousing Company (AWC). Port customers Isuzu, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Suzuki process their vehicles at this facility, which was opened in 2003.

Berthing: 2,700 feet (824 meters) of berth space
Water Depth: -51 feet (-15.54 meters) MLLW
Cranes: Four container cranes available at berths C/D (Olympic Container Terminal)
Dockside Warehouse Space: 100,000 square foot (9,000 square meter) Container Freight Station (CFS)
Rail Access: Two rail spurs along shed and two along berth; easy access to North Intermodal Yard; Served by BNSF and Union Pacific railroads
Highway Access: Interstate 5, State Route 509 three miles (5 kilometers) from terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 kilometers) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18.
Background: A Port-owned and operated facility, Terminal 7 handles breakbulk and RO/RO cargoes, including automobiles and a wide range of tracked and wheeled heavy equipment. Marshall Avenue Auto Facility

Size: 11 Acres (4.5 hectares)
Elevator Capacity: 3 million bushels (105,517 kiloliters)
Loading Capacity: Three shipping belts - capacity of 40,000 bushels per hour each; two shipping legs with capacity of 3,600 short tons per hour each
Berthing Facilities: Dolphin pier
Water Depth: -73 feet (-22.3 meters) MLLW
Background: The Port of Tacoma is a major export center for corn and soybeans from the Midwest United States. This Port-owned terminal is leased and operated by Cargill, one of the world�s largest food processing companies.

The Port of Tacoma's four dockside intermodal rail yards are served by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads, with switching and terminal rail service provided by Tacoma Rail, a division of Tacoma Public Utilities.

Primary customers: "K" Line and Yang Ming
Size: 20 acres
Total Track Length: 22,793 feet (6,947 meters)
Capacity: 68 doublestack cars on the ramp
Container handling equipment: 38 three-container-high straddle carriers
Highway Access: Interstate 5, State Route 509 three miles (5 kilometers) from terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 kilometers) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18.
Background: Located on the main Port peninsula between the Terminal 3-4 and Terminal 7, containers move between the terminals and the intermodal yard without leaving Port property or traveling on public right-of-way.

Primary customer: Hyundai Merchant Marine
Size: 23 acres (9.3 hectares)
Total length of track: 16,864 feet (5,140 meters)
Capacity: 52 doublestack cars on the ramp
Container handling equipment: Four reachstacker lift trucks
Highway Access: Interstate 5, State Route 509 three miles (5 kilometers) from terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 kilometers) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18.
Background: Operated by Washington United Terminals, this on-dock facility serves Hyundai Merchant Marine.

Operator: Marine Terminals Corporation (MTC)
Phone: 253-680-2203
Primary customers: Evergreen Marine, Hatsu Marine, Italia Marittima
Size: 23 acres (9.3 hectares)
Total length of track: 23,544 feet (7,176 meters)
Capacity: 72 doublestack cars on the ramp
Container handling equipment: 34 three-container-high straddle carriers
Highway Access: Interstate 5, State Route 509 three miles (5 kilometers) from terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 kilometers) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18.
Background: Operated by Marine Terminals Corporation (MTC), this on-dock facility serves Evergreen Marine, Hatsu Marine and Italia Marittima.

Operator: Pacific Rail Services, for the Port of Tacoma
253-627-1656
Primary customer: Maersk Line
Size: 17 acres (7 hectares)
Total length of track: 8,459 feet (2,578 meters)
Capacity: 25 doublestack cars on the ramp
Container handling equipment: Five top-pick machines
Highway Access: Interstate 5, State Route 509 three miles (5 kilometers) from terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 kilometers) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18.
Background: This near-dock facility is located at the intersection of Milwaukee Way and East 11th Street, adjacent APM Terminals.