Parker Lighthouse Restaraunt

The pier entrance for the ship is to the right.

Pacific Spirit

This tour boat holds around 110 people.

Dedication

Two dedicated APICS members

First Cranes

We get the first good look at the container cranes.

Queen Mary

Notice the comparative size to the small boat.

Dome

Howard Hughe's Spruce Goose used to be in the white dome. Now, about half of it is used as a terminal for Carnival Cruises.

Bulk Ship

A bulk ship waits patiently inside the breakwater.

Temporary Storage

Some containers just get stacked up for a while.

Roll In and Out Trains

There are two track, one behind the other. Looks like the containers are two high.

Tugboat

One of several hybrid diesel and electric tugs.

Off the ship

These containers just came off a ship and are ready for further processing.

Harbor Guards

Always alert.

Truck Loading

An empty truck comes up to a mark. The crane drops a container on it. The truck then leaves and another empty truck comes up. It took less than 20 seconds between trucks.

Stacked

Side view of containers on the ship.

Draft

There's still about 40' of draft below the water.

Fire and Pilot

One of the fire boats and a pilot boat.

Scrap Heap

Piles of scrap metal waiting to load for export. The cranes load the hopper on the truck seen just to the left of the ship.

Scrap Hopper

The crane takes the hopper off the truck and just dumps it into the ship's hold.

Automobile Parking

When automobile sales were very slow, the Toyotas and Mercedes used to end up here for a while. It's about twice as large as the picture shows.

Lumber Yard

Lumber gets the same treatment as containers.

Ever Alert

Serving their community.