Port of Everett MASTER PLAN UPDATE April 8

Port of Everett MASTER PLAN UPDATE April 8, 2008

THREE STEP PROCESS Step 1: Comprehensive Plan – Set the Vision • Establish guiding principles and land uses • Identify alternatives Step 2: Project Review – Weigh Project Benefits Financial Analysis • Market Demand • Financial Performance Economic Impacts • Job Creation • Development Catalyst • Tax Generation Community • Trails & Open Space • Community Service • Community Activities Step 3: Project Implementation Design • User Needs • Site Conditions • Environmental Issues Environmental Review & Permit • Avoid / Minimize Impacts • Mitigate Implement

WHY PLAN NOW – Facility Capacity

1995 COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME

PLANNING AREA South Terminal Pacific Terminal

MARINE TERMINAL TRAFFIC 2005 - 2007

MARINE TERMINAL TRAFFIC 2005 - 2007 • In 2007 container TEU’s were more than four times year 2005 level. • General cargo traffic in 2007 was at 100, 000 ton level. • Dry bulk traffic in 2007 was at 125, 000 ton level. • Vessel calls increased from 48 in 2005 to 124 in 2007.

MARINE TERMINAL MASTER PLAN LAYOUT – plan view Reserved For Expansion

MASTER PLAN UPDATE Expansion at South terminal to accommodate Panamax vessels. APL Malaysia – panamax container ship Wallenius Lines Fidelio – panamax roro ship Panamax size ships have a width of 106 ft (32. 8 m), length of 750 ft +/(230 m), and draft of 40 ft +/- (12 m).

MASTER PLANNING HIGHLIGHTS • Road access from North. • Truck gate from North (two lanes in, one lane out). • Rail access from South (from Access Recovery Spur). • Yard tracks (two at 1, 100 ft each, with expansion potential). • Deep sea berth for Panamax size vessel (900 ft long, 100 ft wide, 45 ft minimum depth of water). • Potential to add second berth – long term.

MASTER PLANNING HIGHLIGHTS • Multi purpose open storage areas for containers and breakbulk cargoes (strengthen and improve pavement). • Relocate or retain maintenance/operations facility. • Pulp shed removed. • Construct operations building. • Upgrade utilities as required.

TERMINAL EQUIPMENT Consideration is being given to a variety of alternatives : • Relocate one of the existing cranes from Pacific Terminal. • Mobile Harbor cranes. • New and/or second hand gantry cranes designed for Panamax vessels. • Yard equipment : reach stackers, top picks, hostlers and chassis for moving boxes within the yard.

MARINE TERMINAL MASTER PLAN LAYOUT – cross section