Seattle, Dalian go green

Updated December 17, 2008 9:50:13 AM

Source: The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE

The Port of Seattle and China’s Port of Dalian have agreed to work together and with other public and private sector institutions, including the City of Tacoma, on an EcoPartnership designed to advance environmental and economic sustainability.

The EcoPartnership grew out of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialog that was established in 2006. Federal agencies involved in the SED and the EcoPartnership include the State Department and the Treasury Department.

John Creighton, president of the Seattle Port Commission, said the EcoPartnership effort dovetails with the ‘green port strategy’ at Seattle.

“Dalian and Seattle are sister ports," he said. "This is a strong step toward the international cooperation our green port strategy requires.”

The EcoPartnership will last a minimum of three years and will include studies of marine terminal planning, construction management, liner development, railway transportation, oil spill response technologies and other initiatives.

It also calls for a possible pilot project in China and the U.S. that includes other EcoPartnership members.

In addition to the City of Tacoma, other participants in the EcoPartnership include Tacoma Public Utilities, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and SSA Marine.

Asian Director of the Port of Seattle Mr. Oshu Go and Vice President of the Port of Dalian Mr. Liu Wei were signing the Eco-partnership Memorandum of Intention during the 5th  China - US Strategic Economic Dialogue in the Diayutai State Guesthouse, Beijing on December 4, 2008.	Asian Director of the Port of Seattle Mr. Oshu Go and Vice President of the Port of Dalian Mr. Liu Wei shook hands after the signing.
Asian Director of the Port of Seattle Mr. Oshu Go and Vice President of the Port of Dalian Mr. Liu Wei  joined the group picture with the two President Special Envoys Secretary Henry Paulson and Vice Premier Wang Qishan as well as other senior officials attending the 5th  China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue.	Representatives from the Port of Seattle and the Port of Dalian took group picture during the 5th China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (Left to right:  Technical Engineering Department Director Mr. Luo Dongxi of the Port of Dalian, Asian Director Mr. Oshu Go of the Port of Seattle, Vice President Mr. Liu Wei of the Port of Dalian, China Representative Mr. Wang Xinghua of the Seattle Port Authority)

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