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Facility Development: Everett, Galveston

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Everett: South Terminal, Rail System Upgrades to Meet Cargo Demands

Work is scheduled to being this month on a $2.55 million upgrade project at the Port of Everett’s South Terminal. Scheduled for completion in May 2015, the work will strengthen 140 feet of the 700-foot dock, doubling its working load capacity to 1,000 pounds per square inch to create a "heavy-lift" pad. The upgrade will reinforce the port’s capacity to handle machinery, heavy equipment and other break bulk cargoes.

Funding is coming from a Washington State grant.

In 2015-2016, the port will invest approximately $10.2 million to extend and improve its rail facilities. The l improvements include adding 650 linear feet of rail track at the northern end of the seaport, rehabilitating and extending the South Terminal rail spur, and constructing a double rail siding of approximately 3,600 linear feet of on-terminal track. 

"It is critical that we continue to make necessary capital investments into our seaport to ensure our facilities are world-class," said Port CEO Les Reardanz. "Moving high value, heavy cargoes is what we do. We are committed to meeting and adapting our facilities to support and grow our customer base."


Everett’s South Terminal. The orange square indicates the area that will upgrade to handle heavy lift cargo.
Photo/Port of Everett


Galveston: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Cruise Terminal 2 Expansion

The Port of Galveston joined Moody National Bank, Texas First Bank, Hometown Bank and Webber L.L.C. December 9 in celebrating the expansion of Cruise Terminal 2. 

The three Galveston County community banks have worked together in financing the $13 million expansion. Each bank pitched in for the unique funding package for the expansion of Cruise Terminal No. 2 to accommodate larger vessels and more passengers. 

When completed next spring, Cruise Terminal No. 2 will offer 150,000 square feet of space and seating capacity for more than 2,000 passengers. The port currently handles more than 1.0 million cruise passengers a year.
Galveston is an embarkation port for cruises to the Western Caribbean and the Bahamas, and, beginning in 2015, the eastern Caribbean. Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International sail year-round from the Texas cruise port.
 

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