Increasing log exports and roll-on/roll-off cargoes,
combined with short sea shipments from Mexico resulted in 102 ship calls to
Port of Grays Harbor marine terminals in 2013. The diverse shipping activity
added up to a 30-year record for longshore activity.
More than 87,000 Chrysler automobiles were processed for
export at the port by Pasha Automotive Services last year, a 23 percent
increase over 2012, according to port data. Pasha completed construction of a
$3.5 million processing facility in August 2013.
Pasha Stevedoring and Terminals also handled a record 13,609
metric tons of over-high, over-wide equipment for export. Export logs also hit
a 15-year high for a combined total of 52.9 million board feet being shipped by
customers Alcan and Dkoram, according to data.
During its first full year of operation in 2013, the AGP
Storage and Export Facility saw a record amount of agriculture products
exported through the facility. Over 1.3 million metric tons of soybeans,
soybean meal, beet pulp pellets and dried distillers grains with solubles were
exported to Pacific Rim markets last year.
“We were very excited to see the final activity numbers for
2013,” Port Commission President Stan Pinnick said. “Our partners have done an
outstanding job bringing business and employment to Grays Harbor.”
Despite the volume highs, however, Deputy Executive Director
Leonard Barnes said there’s still room for development.
“We have plenty of space and berth availability to meet
demand as we continue to grow. We fully expect to see records set again in the
years to come,” he said. “We look forward to more vessel calls and expanding
the diversity of cargoes we handle.”
