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THE CHALLENGES OF A DEEP WATER PORT IN A SMALL TOWN
Dan Worra, Executive Director Port of Anacortes
THE CHALLENGES OF A DEEP WATER PORT IN A SMALL TOWN Dan Worra, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE CHALLENGES OF A DEEP WATER PORT IN A SMALL TOWN Dan Worra, Executive Director Port of Anacortes Where We Are A direct sail down the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Pacific Ocean is the Port of Anacortes, a natural deep water port
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- A direct sail down the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the
Pacific Ocean is the Port of Anacortes, a natural deep water port ideally situated for shipping to the Pacific Rim, Canada, and Alaska
- The Port is located midway between Seattle,
Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada), and has excellent access to inland transportation
Where We Are
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- City of Anacortes was founded in 1879
- With 20.3 miles of saltwater shoreline, the town has long supported
thriving fishing, lumber, and mill industries that served as the economic backbone through the mid- to late 20th Century
- Oil refining has been significant since the 1950s, with two of the state’s five
refineries located on the edge of town
- Community with transformational industries abound: Janicki Industries,
T Bailey, PACCAR, Dakota Creek Industries, Transpac Marinas
- Population of Anacortes is 15,778 per 2010 U.S. Census
- Population of Skagit County is 116,901 per 2010 U.S. Census
Overview of Anacortes
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OUR PORT COMMISSION
Bill Short Joe Verdoes Ray Niver John Pope Keith Rubin
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OUR STAFF
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Port Overview
1,000 slip open public marina
Category 1 Airfield – General Aviation 1 of only 8 natural deep water ports in Puget Sound
Airport $ 960,133 6% Marina $7,572,622 46% Marine Terminal $6,454,380 39% Properties $1,427,948 9%
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Port Overview
200 400 600 800 1000 1200
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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
YEAR-END AVERAGES
JOBS ON PORT PROPERTY
786 804 909 1030 1044 1051
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TENANTS ON PORT PROPERTY
In-Water Tenants – 10 Upland Tenants – 52
Dakota Creek Industries DCI became a Port tenant in
- 1977. Their
vessel Blue North was awarded as a ship of the year by Marine Log Magazine in 2016
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Pier 2 Marine Terminal
Pier 1 Curtis Wharf Pier 61 Boat Ramp
MARINE TERMINAL
- Heart of Anacortes working waterfront, an integral
economic driver in Skagit County and supports hundreds of direct and indirect jobs.
- In 2016, the Port of
Anacortes developed the Pier 2 Export Initiative with main goal of modernizing Pier 2.
- Bulk product exports
support 80 direct FTEs with loaded hourly wage of over $62.
Port Overview
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OUR CHALLENGES
Port Overview
- Proximity to neighborhood
- Operating hour limitations from
the City
- Noise, Odor and Light concerns
- Interlocal Agreement - Truck
Route Competition with other ports
- Cost effectiveness comparisons
- Limited Uplands
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SENTIMENTAL VERSUS PRACTICAL USES – COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
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PRESERVATION VERSUS PRACTICALITY AND SAFETY
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WE HAVE LEARNED TO DIVERSIFY - FROM LOGS TO PET COKE & PRILLED SULFUR
Our last full log shipment was in 2003
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PETROLEUM COKE AND PRILLED SULFUR BI-PRODUCTS OF THE REFINERY PROCESS
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MARINE TERMINAL YEAR-END FOR 2016 – A RECORD YEAR
- 100,000
200,000 300,000 400,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
- 54,576 53,301 63,099 81,958 72,404
192,287 247,854 300,721 267,676 258,823 294,793 368,106 Sulfur Pet Coke
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MARINE TERMINAL TENANTS
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MARINE TERMINAL & GUEMES CHANNEL PROPERTY TENANTS
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CRAB OPERATIONS
M&M SEAFOOD AT PIER 1, AMERICAN GOLD SEAFOODS AND OCEAN SEAFOODS AT CURTIS WHARF
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AMERICAN CRUISE LINES
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ROCK SHIPMENTS BY KIEWIT
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PIER 2 –HEAVY LIFT OPERATIONS
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THE PORT CURRENTLY HAS TWO CLEANUP SITES PENDING FUNDING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
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QUIET COVE Located upland of Curtis Wharf
Environmental History – Fueling Facility
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CURTIS WHARF
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Project Overview
Pier 2 Export Initiative will increase the functionality and capacity of the current facility, both from the water and land side, while ensuring the facility continues to support the local exports and economic vitality of the region
- Project will complete five
important efficiency creating elements at Pier 2: Berth Deepening Breasting Dolphins Bulkhead Wall Repairs New Mobile Bulk Shiploader Manufacturing & Storage Facility Structure Relocation
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$11,278,842 Total Project Cost $ 6,767,305 FASTLANE (60%) $ 4,511,537 Port of Anacortes (40%)
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ANY QUESTIONS?
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