Phase 2 of Terminal 5 modernisation project opens in Seattle

SSA Terminals (Seattle Terminals), LLC (SSAT/ST), and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) have opened Phase 2 of the Terminal 5 modernisation programme with an inaugural call from the MSC Lily.

Fuelled by a joint investment of more than half a billion dollars from SSAT/ST – a joint venture between SSA Terminals and Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) – NWSA, and its partners, the expansion project has culminated in a two-berth international containerized facility.

Tom Van Eynde, managing director North America of TiL, said: “The modernised and upgraded Terminal 5 facility will become one of the key assets in the Pacific Northwest, being one of the few facilities that can handle 24,000 teu vessels and offering a second-to-none on-dock rail service.