Title: Northwest Maritime Summit
1Northwest Maritime Summit
Dan ONeal
- Chairman, Freight Mobility Strategic Investment
Board
Member, Washington State Transportation Commission
2Congestion
3Discretionary Ports
Washingtons commitment to compete
4Freight cant wait for Focus discussions Long
range regional Plans Reversal of
Citizen Initiatives Demonstration
projects Legislative initiatives
5Predictable Infrastructure funding
To maintain the momentum already started
reducing barriers
6Susan Maersk
7Port Efficiency
8Infrastructure travel times
9Intermodal Partnerships
Private partners helping to advise direction of
investments
10Reliability of carrier service
Photo by Don Wilson, Port of Seattle
11Predictability in funding infrastructure
improvements by Government
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13Faster Permitting Improved Signage
14Terminal Port Efficiencies
15Predictable ongoing Federal State funding for
operational and infrastructure improvements
16Washington State Initiatives
- Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
- FAST Corridor
- Freight Roundtable
- Department of Transportation Freight Office
17Dredging the Columbia River
From 40 to 43 feet 148 million cost, 96 million
federal share 18 million in annual NED savings
18Columbia River Barge Economics
19Develop improved capability to anticipate
changing strategic requirements
20Port of Tacoma Road grade separation to
accommodate freight movement in out of the port
was the first FAST project completed.
211 in 4 jobs in Washington tied to Trade
22Government Planning Cooperation with business
Predictable dedicated funding for freight projects
High Visibility of actions a Commitment to
Compete