Photos by Tag: Port of Anacortes
Product over Port dock
Cargo ship Marawah at Port of Anacortes Pier 2, where the vessel is being loaded with petroleum coke.
Ripple effect of product over port dock
The Port of Anacortes was established in the Twenties with a goal of boosting the local economy . Almost 100 years later the mission remains the same, with success as evidenced this week by a cargo ship at Port Pier 2 on the Guemes Channel. An outgoing shipment of petroleum coke means revenue for the […]
Timber across port docks
A glimpse at days gone by. These images are from 1989, a shipment of Northwest timber being prepped and loaded at the Port of Anacortes. For a time the Port operated an onsite debarker operation as well.
Port publishes 2023 financial data
The Port of Anacortes recently published statistics from 2023 activities. Last year there were 304,458 metric tons of products moved over Port docks. Jobs on Port property total 1,100. Click here for a copy of the Port’s 2024 budget document, which includes a report from Commission President Bonnie Bowers. (Photo of ship being loaded with […]
Waterfront bustles with winter activity
Anyone who wonders about the health of the maritime industry in Anacortes needs only visit the Guemes Channel waterfront in downtown Anacortes. Featured here are Wednesday scenes from Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) boatyard and Port of Anacortes docks. B.C. ferry “Coho,” a periodic “client” at DCI, is currently in drydock, visible from Commercial Avenue. Other […]
Beauties come and go: 2006
Sailboats on Guemes Channel, as viewed from Port of Anacortes Pier 2, 2006.
Port ‘jobs mission’ includes maritime work
Exporting dry bulk cargoes is the primary use of Port of Anacortes Pier 2. Short term moorage for barges and other vessels is also available. This pier features: truck access, truck wash facility and stationary ship loader. Pictured here Friday is the Atlantic Ruby, taking on a shipment of petroleum coke. In the foreground is […]
Anacortes celebrates military veterans
Once again this year the community of Anacortes celebrated Veterans Day in a public ceremony featuring speeches, patriotic music and the laying of a ceremonial wreath in acknowledgement of those who gave their lives in service to this nation. The Port of Anacortes hosted the event at the Port Transit Shed adjacent to the Guemes […]
Tsutakawa’s ‘Annie Curtis’
It was April 2008 when renowned Northwest sculptor Gerard Tsutakawa and team delivered the sculpture “Annie Curtis” to its home at Cap Sante Marina. A beautiful day for placement and unveiling, with many arts community and Port of Anacortes dignitaries on hand. Among those pictured here are Tsutakawa, Rita James, Bill Short, Bob Hyde and […]
Timber in the water: August 2002
There was a day when it was not uncommon to find longshoremen dancing around on logs tied together in the Guemes Channel. The logs were lifted into cargo ships bound for destinations including Japan. Activity under the umbrella of the Port of Anacortes. This photo was taken near the former Wyman’s Marina near the base […]
Cargo ship arrives at Port Pier 1
After a Tuesday arrival up the Guemes Chennel, the bulk carrier “Lanna Naree” is tied up at Port of Anacortes Pier 2 taking on a load of petroleum coke (a byproduct of the refining process). This vessel conducts business under the flag of Thailand.
Sulfur moves across Port dock
The past few days at Port of Anacortes Pier 2 featured local companies and longshoremen loading about 20,000 metric tons of sulfur. The vessel is named BBG Confidence.
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