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Port of Tacoma Opens Third Major Container Terminal This Year by Staff Expansion Management, November 9, 2005

TACOMA, Wash. -- The newly renovated, 54-acre (21.6-hectare) Olympic Container Terminal (OCT) is located on the Port's deep-water Sitcum Waterway.

The Port of Tacoma recently celebrated its third major container terminal grand opening of 2005. For officials of Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., the Port and more than 200 guests, the event was highlighted by a traditional Lion Dance, meant to bestow good fortune at the new Olympic Container Terminal.

The newly renovated, 54-acre (21.6-hectare) Olympic Container Terminal (OCT) is located on the Port's deep-water Sitcum Waterway, adjacent to the on-dock North Intermodal Yard and just a few miles from Interstate 5 and other major highways.

"As the gateway to the Pacific Northwest, the Port of Tacoma is ideal for Yang Ming Line," said Spring C.C. Wu, President of Yang Ming (America) Corp. "Olympic Container Terminal has direct access to an on-dock intermodal network, high terminal productivity and its berthing specifications are well suited for our vessels.

"This terminal will help us meet increased service demands between Asia and the U.S. West Coast while providing our customers the convenience of a major distribution center and gateway port. Yang Ming is confident that our relationship with the Port of Tacoma will prove beneficial to long-term commitments."

OCT is the third major container terminal opened in Tacoma this year. In January, Pierce County Terminal opened for Evergreen Marine, Hatsu Marine and Lloyd Triestino. And in July, Husky Terminal opened for "K" Line.

Yang Ming Line and the Port signed a long-term lease agreement in December 2004. The lease called for the Port to refurbish Terminal 7-C/D in preparation for Yang Ming's first ship call in summer 2005.

The Port started the $18.7 million renovation work on Terminal 7-C/D in January 2005. The project will be completed in November 2005. Yang Ming has an option to expand the facility to 76 acres (30.76 hectares) in the future.