Please join the Port of Seattle and our partners for the 2018 community adult education series.

Duwamish River 101

Date:   Thursday, September 6
Check In:  3:45 pm
Program:  4:00 – 6:30 pm
Location:  Bell Harbor Marina, Pier 66
Partners:   Alaska Marine Lines, Boeing, Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

The 5-mile-long Duwamish Waterway is important for commerce and jobs, fish and wildlife habitat, and public shoreline use areas. Learn about marine industrial commerce, the legacy of past industrial activities, fish and wildlife habitat restoration, and Superfund cleanup plans.

Ship Canal 101

Date:  Wednesday, September 12
Check in:  3:45pm
Program:  4:00-6:30pm
Location:  Fishermen’s Terminal 
Partners: Ballard Oil, Pacific Fishermen Shipyard, Washington Maritime Federation, NOAA Fisheries, American Waterways Operators, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Seattle Maritime Academy.

Learn about the wide range of maritime industry businesses and support services that play a key role in making Seattle a focal point for commercial fishing, boat yards, and transportation between Alaska and the Lower 48 states. The Lake Washington Ship Canal is a bustling center of maritime activity.

Airport 101

Date: Thursday September 20
Check In: 3:45 pm
Program: 4:00-6:30 pm
Location: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Sea-Tac Airport is the 9^th busiest U.S. airport.  Learn about upcoming projects including the new International Arrivals Facility, the modernization of the North Satellite and Sea-Tac’s master planning effort that will define redevelopment over the next 20 years. 

Cargo 101

Date:  Thursday, September 27
Check in:  3:45pm
Program:  4:00-6:30pm
Location:  Port Headquarters, Pier 69
Partners:   SSA Terminals, BNSF Railway, International Longshore and Warehouse Union

Tour Terminal 18 and learn about the movement of cargo from ship to truck to train. Hear longshore workers, and stevedores describe their roles in the supply chain and visit the BNSF intermodal rail yard to learn how shipping containers move between the port and the interior of the country.

Please RSVP. For questions, please contact Mary Jean Stephens, Event Manager at 206-787-4389. 

Register Now!