Traffic

Question 1

West waterway

Answer 1

1- container ships to/from terminal 5
2- oil barges and the occasional tanker to/from BP/Arco at pier 11
3- bulk ships to/from cal Portland, lafarge, and occasionally T-105
4- container barges to/from AML and T115
5- gravel and cement barges to/from the many docks and lay berths
6- construction barges to/from general construction and Manson construction yards. Construction barges also moored on spuds out of the channel around Kellogg Is.

Question 2

East waterway

Answer 2

1- container ships to/from T18, T30, T25 and T20. T20 is used for shipping molasses now and sees occasional tanker
2- bunker barges moored at T25 and pier 23. Bunker barges can also be found transiting to/from the ships moored in the waterway for re-fueling ops
3- oil barges to/from T18 kinder Morgan

Question 3

Fishing vessels

Answer 3

During openings Duwamish tribal fishing will clog waterway with gill nets making waterways impassible. Nets should be moved to allow vessels to pas however they may not be tender

Question 4

Pleasure boats

Answer 4

Mostly in west waterway to/from marinas at south end of harbor island and 1st ave bridge