PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      7a 
STAFF BRIEFING 
Date of Meeting      May 13, 2014 
DATE:    May 8, 2014 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Michael Burke, Director Seaport Lease and Asset Management 
Anne Porter, Capital Project Manager 
SUBJECT:  Terminal 5 Facility Modernization Briefing 
SYNOPSIS 
This briefing is to provide the Commission with an update regarding proposed
modernization of Terminal 5. Staff will return to the Commission on June 3, 2014, to
request authorization for funding of planning, design, and permitting efforts. 
BACKGROUND 
Terminal 5 began operating as a container terminal in 1964. Since that time, the port
invested in significant environmental cleanup and facility improvements to create a 182
acre state of the art international container terminal, which completed in 1997. The site is
currently leased and operated by Eagle Marine Services, a subsidiary of American
President Lines. 
Vessels calling Port of Seattle have grown in size from 4,800 TEUs in 1997 to 10,000
TEUs today with 18,000+ TEU's currently operating globally. To maintain the Port's
competitive position and preserve jobs, dock and infrastructure upgrades are needed to 
modernize the terminal for handling current and future class of container vessels
including the capability for installing larger dual-hoist cranes. These investment items
will be introduced in today's briefing. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
PowerPoint presentation. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None. 



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