In 2019, near-port Duwamish Valley community members collaborated with Port of Seattle staff to write and establish Resolution 3767, the Duwamish Valley Community Benefits Commitment (CBC). To implement the policy, the Port established the Duwamish Valley…
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Port of Seattle – Maritime Innovation Center
The Port of Seattle is renovating its historic Ship Supply building at Fishermen’s Terminal into a modern state-of-the-art Maritime Innovation Center (MInC). This facility, built to the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge standard, will…
Port of Seattle – Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat
Over two decades ago, the Port of Seattle initiated the largest habitat restoration project along the Duwamish River in a generation. Terminal 117 was transformed from a legacy industrial site with significant contamination to a 14-acre…
Port of Seattle – Ocean Acidification Action Plan
In 2020, the Port of Seattle (Port) became the first port in the world to join the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance). In doing so, the Port formally recognized the effects of ocean...
Port of Seattle – Incredible Parks Want Incredible Names
The Port of Seattle implemented a community engagement project to re-name six Port-owned shoreline mitigation parks, which were previously named after industrial purposes. The project purpose was to deepen Port partnerships to encourage action for shoreline...
Collaborative project – 2020 Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy
Sustainable, innovative, and cooperative vision: The Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy (Strategy) is an innovative collaboration among four ports – Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma, Northwest Seaport Alliance, and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in British…
Northwest Seaport Alliance – Clean Truck Program
Under the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, the ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Northwest Seaport Alliance collectively set a goal of having 2007 or newer engine year trucks exclusively serving container terminals....
Port of Seattle – Duwamish Valley Community Benefits Commitment
In December 2019, Port of Seattle Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 3767, the Duwamish Valley Community Benefits Commitment. This adoption marks the culmination of three years of authentic engagement and collaborative innovation between the Port...