<p>The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s managing members have scheduled two public meetings to consider the alliance’s 2018 budget and finance plan.</p>

<p>When consumers around the world enjoy wild Alaskan halibut or sockeye salmon, the fish likely journeyed through one of the ports of The Northwest Seaport Alliance. Seafood is one of the top export commodities shipped out of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, with a total value in 2016 of $637.9 million.</p>

<p>SSA Marine has taken over stevedoring and terminal services for Matson at The Northwest Seaport Alliance Tacoma terminal.</p>

<p><img class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/_95a0080.jpg?itok=Aaho10v9" width="480" height="320" alt="" title="" />John Wolfe, CEO of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, received the <a href="http://containerization.org/2017-connieaward-lb-pressrelease" target="_blank">2017 Connie Award</a> presented by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute in Long Beach, California, on Tuesday, Sept. 19.</p>

<p><img alt="Containers" class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/28022010_containers_01.jpg?itok=IOrdqW6q" width="332" height="480" title="" />The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total year-to-date container volumes through August increased 5 percent while total monthly volumes for the gateway improved 6 percent over August 2016.</p>

<p><img alt="Cargo" class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/dsc_0063.jpg?itok=CPzyTT6p" width="480" height="318" title="" />The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total year-to-date container volumes increased 5 percent while total volumes for the gateway declined 1 percent in July.</p>

The Northwest Seaport Alliance ranked highest on the U.S. West Coast and second overall in the West Coast category in Logistics Management’s 2017 Q

<p><img class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/t30_100929_084_0.jpg?itok=Zv3A_NmF" width="480" height="319" alt="" title="" />The Northwest Seaport Alliance applauds the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s ratification of a three-year extension to its contract with the Pacific Maritime Association.</p>

<p><img class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/t18_gate_10-04_1.jpg?itok=LUPM6Y6z" width="480" height="313" alt="" title="" /></p> <p>The Northwest Seaport Alliance will reimburse up to $2 million to extend gate hours at its international container terminals during peak season.</p>