The Port of Seattle is a port district that runs Seattle's seaport and airport. Its creation was approved by the voters of King County, Washington, on September 5, 1911. It is run by a five-member commission. The commissioners' terms run four years. In 2002, the Port of Seattle was the 9th busiest port in the United States by TEUs of container trafficand the 46th busiest in the [http://www.aapa-ports.org/industryinfo/statistics.htm world.

Among its facilities are the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington; the Shilshole Bay Marina; the Maritime Industrial Center and Fishermen's Terminal on Salmon Bay; cargo terminals and a grain elevator on Smith Cove; and numerous cargo terminals on Elliott Bay, Harbor Island, and the Duwamish Waterway. The Port of Seattle also controls recreational and commercial moorage facilities and two cruise ship terminals.

History

From the first Commission Report for 1912: The Port of Seattle came into existence on September 5, 1911, by a vote of the people of the Port District held on that date in accordance with the Port District Act of March 14, 1911. The work of the commission for the first six months was confined almost entirely to the preparation of projects which were duly approved by the people at a special election held on March 5, 1912. The program embraced six distinct projects...

Port Management

List of Port Commissioners

• H.M. Chittenden - 1912-15
• C.E. Remsberg - 1912-19
• Robert Bridges - 1912-19
• Dr. Carl A. Ewald - 1915-19
• T.S. Lippy - 1918-21
• W.D. Lincoln - 1919-32
• Dr. W.T. Christensen - 1919-22
• George B. Lamping - 1921-33
• George F. Cotterill - 1922-34
• Smith M. Wilson - 1932-42
• Horace P. Chapman - 1933-47
• J.A. Earley - 1934-51
• E.H. Savage - 1942-58
• A.B. Terry - 1947-48
• Gordon Rowe - 1949-54
• C.H. Carlander - 1951-62
• M.J. Weber - 1954-60
• Capt. Tom McManus - 1958-64
• John M. Haydon - 1960-69
• Gordon Newell - 1960-63
• Frank R. Kitchell - 1961-73
• Miner H. Baker - 1963-69
• Robert W. Norquist - 1963-69
• Merle D. Adlum - 1964-
• J. Knox Woodruff - 1969-73
• Fenton Radford - 1969-70
• Paul S. Friedlander - 1970-
• Henry L. Kotkins - 1970-
• Jack S. Block - 1974-
• Henry T. Simonson - 1974-

General Managers

• J.R. West - 1933-1935
• Col. W.C. Bickford - 1935-1945
• Col. Warren D. Lamport - 1946-1951
• George T. Tredwell - 1951-1953
• Howard M. Burke - 1953-1964
• J. Eldon Opheim - 1964-

External links

• Port of Seattle homepage

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