Photos by Tag: coke
New cargo ship
Currently taking on a load of petroleum coke from Shell Puget Sound Refinery is the MV Ken Sea, a cargo ship making its maiden voyage. The ship is moored all week at Port of Anacortes Pier II. Pet coke is a fuel refining byproduct used in the production of aluminum.
Federal Progress
Petroleum coke, a byproduct of the gasoline refining process, is loaded on board the Federal Progress, a transport ship homeported in Hong Kong. Shell Puget Sound Refinery contracts with the Port of Anacortes to transport coke across the dock on the Guemes Channel.
Mid-channel turnaround
I hurried to the dock at Randy’s Pier 61 to watch a tanker and tugs motor past, and was surprised to find the Garth Foss and Lindsey Foss conducting a mid-channel turnaround instead. Within minutes, the two tug crews had pushed and pulled what I believe to be a petroleum coke vessel so that the […]
Bustling port
This photo from the parking lot of Randy’s Pier 61 captures activity at the Port of Anacortes. In the foreground, a petroleum coke truck from Shell Refinery on its way back to March’s Point after unloading. Also pictured is the Alaska inter-island ferry “Stikine,” just launched by Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) last Saturday. Looming in […]
Deepwater port activity
Among activities at the Port of Anacortes is the shipping of petroleum coke, a byproduct of the refining business at Shell Puget Sound Refinery. Longshoremen are busy this week unloading trucks from the refinery into this large ship. Approximately 300,000 tons of pet coke are shipped from Pier 2 each year.