Colin Millan has joined the Port of Tacoma as Director of Security where he will be responsible for the leadership and overall direction of the Port’s security department. Millan’s portfolio includes security operations across all Port assets and facilities, incident management, security project management, as well as Port Patrol and Terminal Security Officers for SSA Terminal Tacoma.

During the September 6 Managing Members meeting of the Northwest Seaport Alliance, commissioners from both the Port of Tacoma and the Port of Seattle authorized funding for work associated with deepening the berths at Husky Terminal and Washington United Terminals on the Blair Waterway. Port of Tacoma commissioners then a voted to authorize funding for work associated with the East Commencement Habitat Opportunity Project, which will be created with material dredged from the waterway deepening project.

Upon completion of a request for proposal (RFP) evaluation process, BNBuilders/TCF Architecture has been selected as the most qualified firm to develop, design and construct the Maritime | 253 Skills Center and Port Maritime Center project. The proposed site for the project is on a piece of Port-owned property along the east side of the Thea Foss Waterway, where the Wheeler-Osgood Company mill once operated.

On a day of ceremony and celebration, the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa arrived August 30 in Tacoma. Hōkūleʻa is one of two canoes on a 43,000-nautical mile circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean called the Moananuiākea Voyage to raise awareness about the importance of oceans, nature, and indigenous knowledge.

Port of Tacoma commissioners on August 15 approved a second interlocal agreement with Tacoma Public Schools to advance the Port Maritime Center/Maritime 253 Skills Center through the next key phase of the project that includes planning, design, development, and cost estimating.

The Port of Tacoma’s annual boat tours brought about 1,200 people to Pierce County’s working waterfront on Sunday, giving visitors an up-close look at Port operations. Over the course of the day, Argosy’s Goodtime II tour vessel ran six one-hour cruises from the Foss Waterway Seaport into the Blair Waterway.

In what are considered the Oscars of brownfield remediation, the Port of Tacoma was presented with a Phoenix Award on August 9 for cleaning up and redeveloping a 113-acre site.

The Port of Tacoma Commission on July 18 voted unanimously to phase out greenhouse gas emissions under the Port’s direct control by 2040, accelerating the target from 2050. 

Tacoma, Wash. — The Port of Tacoma Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to phase out greenhouse gas emissions under the Port’s direct control by 2040, accelerating the target from 2050.

The Port of Tacoma Commission on June 20 approved an agreement with Tacoma Public Schools to contribute $30,000 to the summer Tideflats Certification program, which will help double the number of students who can participate.