January 5, 2000
Columbia River Bar Pilots Put New Spin On Ship Calls

ASTORIA -- Under the first FAA approved operation of its type in the country, the Columbia River Bar Pilots have
entered into a two year contract with Evergreen Aviation located in McMinnville, Oregon for the delivery of pilots to
vessels by helicopter.

January 11, 2000
Barged Box Counts Jump In Portland

PORTLAND -- For both the month of December and calendar year 1999, record volumes were posted in terms of ocean
shipping containers loaded and discharged by barge at the Port of Portland's Terminal 6 marine facility.

January 18, 2000
Port Olympia Becomes Hub for Canadian Log Transshipments

OLYMPIA -- The Port of Olympia reports that as the southernmost deep-draft port of Puget Sound, it is becoming a
transshipment center for Canadian timber destined for mills in Oregon and Northern California. Barges loaded with logs
originating as far away as British Columbia's northern coast are being received at the port's marine terminal, where the
timber is being transferred mainly to railroad cars.

January 25, 2000
Canada Nabs U.S. Cargo

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Marine Administration (MARAD) has announced the release of its update report, U.S.
Exports and Imports Transhipped Via Canadian Ports in 1998. The report shows that in 1998 an estimated 6.5 million
metric tons or U.S. exports and imports were transshipped via truck or rail through Canadian ocean ports to/from overseas
destinations/origins.

February 1, 2000
Cascade General Sees Steady Flow of Shipyard Work

PORTLAND -- Cascade General reports it has entered the new year with several recently completed projects under its
belt, and a wide range of work currently underway at Portland Shipyard.

February 8, 2000
NW Ports Present Summaries For 1999 and Look To Future

CAMAS, WA -- The Daily Shipping News published its fourth annual port report.

February 15, 2000
Jerry Klein Named Portland Shipping Club's "Old Salt"

PORTLAND -- Jerry Klein, vice president of sales, Pacific Northwest, for Marine Terminals Corporation, has been named
the Portland Shipping Club's "Old Salt" for 2000. Last year's recipient, Byron Hanke, retired executive director of the Port
of Vancouver, presented the award to Mr. Klein during the annual Portland Shipping Club/Columbia River Propeller
Club Valentine's Dinner Dance.

February 22, 2000
Port Group Say Feds Plan To Tax Commercial Vessels

ALEXANDER, VA -- The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) reports the Administration's fiscal year 2001
budget request announced on February 7 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works program calls for nearly $1
billion in new taxes on the maritime industry to fund a Harbor Services Fund.

February 29, 2000
Seattle Port Board Gets Glimpse Of Sea-Tac Airport Improvements

SEATTLE -- Port of Seattle Commissioners recently got their first look at plans for an improved and expanded central
terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A scale model of the proposed renovation was present at the
Commission's regularly scheduled work session.

March 7, 2000
MTC earns ISO 9002 Label For Portland Terminal 6 Operations

PORTLAND -- The Port of Portland's Terminal 6 facility, operated by Marine Terminals Corp., was recently recognized
for its ISO 9002 registration achievement.

March 7, 2000
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Washington State Tanker Rules

WASHINGTON, DC -- On Monday, March 6, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned provisions of
Washington state's best achievable protection regulations for tankers, finding four areas -- general navigation watch
procedures, crew English language skills, crew training requirements and maritime casualty reporting are preempted by
current federal laws covering oil tankers.

March 21, 2000
Far Eastern Shipping Company Marks 120 Years Of Operations

SEATTLE -- A line that started as a one vessel operation and has grown to Russia's largest steamship line, has reached a
remarkable milestone. Far -Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) celebrated its 120th anniversary this month. On March
9, 1880 the MOSKVA steamed out of Odessa to the Russian Far East. On board were 90 Russian seafarers, a thousand
tons of foodstuff and manufactured goods and the first two passengers to purchase passage to Vladivostok.

March 28, 2000
Response Team Stops Ruptured Propane Tank on Sea-Land Ship

KODIAK, AK -- Earlier this month, response workers were called to the containership SEALAND KODIAK to transfer
propane from a leaking tank onboard the ship into two tank trucks. Workers from the ILWU were able to stabilize the
leaking container so employees of Kodiak Oil Sales could connect their trucks to remove the remaining propane.

April 11, 2000
Historic Steam PORTLAND schedules Voyage to Lewiston

PORTLAND-- The Sternwheel Steamer PORTLAND will sail again and what an ambitious voyage is being planned. The
Oregon Maritime Center & Museum along with ports along the Columbia-Snake River system, is planning to send the
steamer some 374 miles from its home on the Portland Sea Wall all the way up river to the Port of Lewiston, Idaho, next
August to commemorate the 25th Anniversary

April 18, 2000
TNWA Goes with Maersk Sealand in Asia/US East Coast Service

SINGAPORE, LONDON, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA and TOKYO -- The New World Alliance (TNWA) of APL, MOL
and Hyundai has announced it will extend its Asia/US East Coast service to North Europe and will operate this service
loop in cooperation with Maersk Sealand

April 25, 2000
Matson Goes with Seventh Ship To Meet Hawaiian Trade Growth

SAN FRANCISCO -- Due to the strengthening Hawaii economy and an increase in market demand Matson Navigation
Company is adding capacity and increasing service frequency to its Hawaii Service. Effective May 14, Matson will add a
seventh vessel to its current Hawaii Service fleet, allowing the company to increase its number of round-trip voyages
annually from 156 to 182.

May 2, 2000
Container Line Taps Everett As Load Center For New Service

EVERETT, WA -- North Pacific Steamship Corp. has announced it is planning to enter the Transpacific trade in July with
the Port of Everett as its load center in the U.S. Two 1200 TEU vessels will be employed between Kobe and Nagoya,
Japan and Everett. In addition to Eastbound and Westbound Japanese cargoes, the line reports the service will cover other
North Asia ports using existing feeder services.

May 9, 2000
Corps Shelves Plans to Frighten .Caspian Terns from Rice Island

PORTLAND -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has abandoned its plan to move a colony of salmon-eating seabirds
from Rice Island this year. The decision comes after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Friday denied the Corp's motion
to overturn - either temporarily or permanently - a District Court judge's prohibition from hazing Caspian terns in the
Lower Columbia River Estuary.

May 16, 2000
Cruise Ships Getting In Line For Seattle's Bell Street Pier

SEATTLE -- Two luxury cruise ships will homeport this year at the Port of Seattle's new Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal
at Pier 66, putting the city at the center state of the cruise's ship world, according to the port. Norwegian Cruise Line's
NORWEGIAN SKY, one of the world's largest and newest luxury cruise ships, offers 21 seven-day day cruises from
Seattle to Southeast Alaska beginning May 7.

May 23, 2000
International Golden Compass Awarded to Tom Crowley, Jr.

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Tom Crowley, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of Oakland-based Crowley
Maritime Corporation, has been presented with 2000 International Golden Compass award. The award, created to honor
men and women who have achieved distinction in the maritime world, whose vocation or avocation is the sea or who
have assisted seafarers for those who have ministered to them.

May 30, 2000
Retired CSX Vice President Wins Maritime Award

SEATTLE -- Gary Ritzman, recently retired from CSX Lines (formerly Sea-Land Service, Inc.) has been honored with the
2000 Puget Sound Maritime Achievement Award. The award was presented at the May 19 Seattle Maritime Luncheon
aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship VISION OF THE SEAS at the newly upgraded Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at
Pier 66.

June 6, 2000
BHP sells Western Operations to Mexico-based IMSA Acero

KALAMA, WA -- The Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) has announced the sale of its U.S. West Coast steel
business to IMSA Acero for $234 million. The West Coast businesses comprise Coated Steel Corp., USA and Steel
Building Products USA.

June 13, 2000
Crowley Tug HUNTER wins again in Seattle Tugboat Races

SEATTLE -- Crowley Marine Services' tug HUNTER won first place for the fourth consecutive year in Seattle Maritime
Week's Annual Unlimited Class Tugboat Race held last month in Elliot Bay.

June 20, 2000
Portland Port Commission Oks Scaled-back Shipyard Purchase

PORTLAND -- At its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, the Port of Portland Commission approved a proposal
to sell the port-owned Portland Ship Yard to an affiliate of the current tenant, Cascade General, Inc.

June 27, 2000
Plum Creek Moving Log Business From Tacoma to Port of Olympia

OLYMPIA, WA -- Plum Creek Timber Company the Port of Olympia have announced the company will move its log
export operations from the Port of Tacoma to the Port of Olympia. Seattle-based Plum Creek is the fifth largest owner of
timber lands in the U.S. The company plans to start delivering logs to Olympia later this month and expects its ship to call
by the middle of July.

July 5, 2000
Coast Guard Officers in Juneau Turn Full Circle in Assignments

JUNEAU -- Two Juneau-basedcommand of the 33-person unit to Cmdr. Virginia Holtzman-Bell as she turned over the
duties of the 17th Coast Guard District Planning Officer to Cmdr. Goettler.

July 11, 2000
Seattle Port Commissioners Ok $375 Million Airport Project

SEATTLE -- Port of Seattle Commissioners have approved the demolition and reconstruction of Concourse A at
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The expanded concourse is just one part of a multi-billion capital improvement at
the airport.

July 18, 2000
Study Finds Transport Sector Carries More Weight in Economy

WASHINGTON, DC -- The most up-to-date picture of transportation activities shows that the transportation sector
contributed 60 percent more to the U.S. economy than is shown by tradition economic accounts

July 24, 2000
Boeing Flying Long Range 767 Around the World on Debut Tour

SEATTLE -- A Boeing 767-400ER (extended range) airplane - the newest member in the 767 family of airplane - left July
10 from Boeing Field with more than 40 passengers on an around-the-world tour that will take the airplane to 17 cities
and three countries.

August 1, 2000
Port of Seattle Begins Upgrades at Bell Street Cruise Terminal

SEATTLE -- Construction has already begun on phase two of the Port of Seattle's new Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at
Pier 66. A new 10,000-square-foot concourse area is being added, which be off the plaza, adjacent Anthony's Homeport
Restaurant, Bell Harbor's Marina and Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center.

August 8, 2000
Port of Vancouver, B.C. Working On New Record For Cargo Shipped

VANCOUVER, BC -- Total cargo through Port Vancouver climbed eight percent during the first two quarters of 2,000
with 39 million metric tons shipped, a new midyear record, according to statistics released by the Vancouver Port
Authority. Containers continued to score big increases with a total of 595,549 TEUs shipped, a 13 per cent jump.

August 15, 2000
Thorne To Leave Port of Portland following 10 Year Run As Director

PORTLAND -- Mike Thorne, 59, executive director of the Port of Portland since February 1, 1991, announced at last
Thursday's Port of Portland Commission meeting that he will retire from the Port at the end of the year.

August 22, 2000
Port of Everett Sees First Call Of New Transpacific Liner Service

EVERETT -- The MV EVERETT EXPRESS made its inaugural call at the Port of Everett recently marking the first liner
vessel to call at the port. The ship be joined by the MV NAGOYA in a fortnightly cellular service between Everett and
Osaka, Japan operated by North Pacific Steamship Corporation.

August 29, 2000
First Half Numbers Pointing To Record Year For Port of Tacoma

TACOMA -- The Port of Tacoma expects to set new records for container volumes and intermodal lifts in 2000, based on
first half results and revised forecast for the remainder of the year.

September 5, 2000
National Marine Fisheries Service Pulls Ok For Deepening Columbia

PORTLAND -- The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed to renew
discussions over the Columbia River Channel Improvements Project. The move puts the project to deepen the Columbia
River navigation channel from 40 to 43 feet on hold indefinitely.

September 12, 2000
Columbia River Bar Pilots Bring New 72-Foot Boat Into Service

PORTLAND -- The CHINOOK, a new pilot boat, officially became a member of the Columbia River Bar Pilots at a
commissioning ceremony in Portland on September 6. The boat will be used to transfer pilots onto and off of vessels
crossing the Columbia River bar.

September 19, 2000
Study Finds Port of Seattle Brings $11.9 Billion in Revenues To Table

SEATTLE -- An economic analysis released by Port of Seattle Commissioners at their Thursday, Dept. 7 work session,
indicates the port remains one of the Puget Sound region's strongest engines for sustained economic growth, generating
tens of thousands of jobs with billions of dollars in wages, business revenues and tax revenues. According to the report,
the total sum of the wages and salaries for these jobs in 1999 exceeded $5 billion while business revenue topped $11.9
billion. State and local tax coffers were enriched by more than $606 million, while more than $421 million in federal
aviation taxes were collected.

September 26, 2000
Team of Dredges Fight Shoaling On Very Low Columbia River

PORTLAND -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractors are combining forces to combat shoaling in the
Columbia River. The Corps' hopper dredges YAQUINA and ESSAYONs, along with the Port of Portland's pipeline
dredge OREGON and Natco Dredging's DODGE ISLAND are working to remove shoaling built up in the navigation
channel.

October 3, 2000
Coast Guard Program Rewards Safest Foreign-Flag Vessels

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Coast Guard has announced QUALSHIP 21, a new quality incentive program designed
to streamline inspections and reduce Port State Control examinations for owners of non-U.S. registered commercial ships
call on U.S. ports. Coast Guard safety experts say the quality of vessels visiting U.S. ports has improved over the last six
years.

October 10, 2000
Hyundai Changing Port Rotation To Speed Pacific Northwest Run

SEOUL -- Hyundai Merchant Marine has revised its Pacific Northwest service with the September 25 eastbound
departure from Hong Kong, and the October 10 westbound call at Tacoma. The new rotation will cut direct calls to
Kwangyang and Kobe, along with a second westbound call at the Port of Tacoma. The port rotation will be Tacoma,
Vancouver BC, Portland, Yokohama, Busan, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Busan and Tacoma.

October 17, 2000
TSA Shipping Lines Find Ways To Combat Rising Cost

OAKLAND -- With cargo growth in excess of 10 percent expected in the Asia-to-U.S. market in 2001, the Transpacific
Stabilization Agreement reports shipping lines are focusing their attention on rising costs of continuing to provide service
in a still booming market. TSA has recommended steps that members can take on a voluntary basis to help cut their costs.

October 24, 2000
Port of Longview Dedicates New Berth 8 Multipurpose Facility

LONGVIEW, WA -- Over 200 customers, guests and elected officials gathered at the Port of Longview recently, to
dedicate the port's newest dock in 30 years. The Berth 8 facility is multipurpose, general cargo dock designed to handle
project cargoes, steel and forest products.

October 31, 2000
Cascade Makes Short Work Of Generator Replacement Project

PORTLAND -- Cascade General completed the emergency replacement of a faulty generator on P&O's SEA PRINCESS
in just nine days recently. The 857' ship, built by Fincantieri in 1998, was in dry dock at the Portland Shipyard in
September before continuing south to San Francisco to embark passengers for a cruise to Florida.

November 7, 2000
Port of Portland Commission Coaxes Thorne to Remain in Post

PORTLAND -- Port of Portland Commission President Bob Walsh announced October 27, that Executive Director Mike
Thorne has agreed to stay on for a transitional period to maintain continuity on the effort to gain regional consensus for
the proposed deepening of the Columbia River Channel.

November 14, 2000
Rail Cargo Through Grays Harbor Jumps 86 Percent Over '99 Totals

ABERDEEN, WA -- Serving as a hub for rail cargoes on Washington's Coast the Port of Grays Harbor is reporting
increased rail volumes this year. Third quarter results show rail cargo volumes increasing 86 percent over the same time
period in 1999 at the Port of Grays Harbor in Aberdeen, Washington.

November 21, 2000
David Tolan, M. Brian Maher Win Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award

NEW YORK -- The United Seamen's Service's 2000 Admiral of the Sea Awards have been presented to David J. Tolan,
chairman of both the Carriers' Container Council and the United States Maritime Alliance, and to M. Brian Maher,
chairman and CEO of Maher Terminals, Inc. United States Senator John Breaux, D-LA, presented the 31st annual
AOTOS awards recently at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers.

November 28, 2000
Port of Seattle Budget Packed With Dollars For Expansion Plans

SEATTLE -- The Port of Seattle Commission has begun its review of the preliminary 2001 budget, a package, the port
says, sets the stage for some of the most ambitious projects the Port of Seattle has initiated in decades. The capital budget
of $504 million represents the committed first year of the port's 2001-2010 capital improvement plan of $3.3 billion.

December 5, 2000
UPS Selected As Fourth Carrier To Break Into Chinese Air Market

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater has proposed an expansion in U.S.-China air
services eventually leading to full liberalization, building on the tentative decision selecting the all-cargo airline United
Parcel Service (UPS) as the fourth U.S. carrier authorized to serve China, and on the recent U.S.-China meeting in Seattle
resulting in an invitation to U.S. carriers to discuss additional services with their Chinese-carrier partners.

December 12, 2000
Oregon Governor Earmarks Funds For Columbia Channel Deepening

PORTLAND -- In a news release, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber cited deepening the Columbia River channel as one
of the investments highlighted in his 2001-2003 budget that was presented to the Legislature, December 1st.

December 19, 2000
GATX Sells Operation To Kinder Morgan

CHICAGO -- GATX Corporation has announced that it signed an agreement to sell GATX Terminals Corporation's
domestic terminal and pipeline operations to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. for approximately $1.15 billion. The
purchase price includes approximately $1.0 billion in cash plus the assumption of external liabilities.

December 26, 2000
Port Of Portland Looks To Boost Crane Capacity At Terminal Six

PORTLAND — The Portland Port Commission has authorized the Port of Portland to undertake a container crane
expansion program at its Terminal 6 marine facility on the Columbia River. Currently, Terminal 6 has a complement of
five older "panamax" size container cranes-for working ships up to 106 feet wide-and two newer "post-panamax" size
cranes-for working ships up to 132 feet wide. The crane expansion program initially calls for raising the height of three of
the five "panamax" size cranes so they can reach over ocean shipping containers typically stacked five-high on the decks
of today's larger vessels. The program also calls for the port to purchase and install a third "post-panamax" crane so that
the newer "post-panamax" ships which call Terminal 6 can be served by three large cranes simultaneously.