NW Superyachts, AK Commercial Fishing Boats, Seattle Tug & Barges, Recreational Boating, Research Vessels, USCG & much more….. Marine Traffic in the busy forever evolving Ship Canal – Spring Activity between the Ballard Locks & Ballard Bridge.
Seattle Marine Traffic Economic Impact Reports and Analysis through methodology shows dramatic activity and revenue in increase in 2015 – suggested tracking is on the uptake since 2013. Superyachts in the greater Pacific Northwest are at an all time high from the past few years. These enormous 100 ft. to 300 ft. plus floating cities have a huge ecomomic impact when docked in the Pacific Northwest. The average superyacht has a crew of 9 – 15 full time crew 365 days a year. (Unless you’re a true west coast superyacht operating on a full time skeleton crew due to a laid back, on the down-low boss!)
F/V Haida Warrior, SE AK Seiner – Seattle Ship Canal Busy Commercial Traffic
Seattle’s marine traffic of major cargo shipping vessels, passenger cruise ships and Washington State ferries generate tens of thousands of jobs each month also year round in the PNW. This supply and demand of large vessels has a huge positive contribution to the greater Pacific Northwest economic impact and constant growth – thus far in the spring of 2015.
Fishing vessels in Seattle waterways and waterfront bring season and annual expenditures who all require these top services, shipyard haul outs and yard work, haul out paint, engine repairs and propulsion, insurance, electronics, fuel, systems fluids, parts, gear, supplies, welding/fabrication, fire safety systems, and yes if your now fish for certain fisheries captain and crew are required to pass drug testing and some require signing contracts to ensure no drinking alcohol while working on the fishing vessel – and not even aloud to drink in local AK village bars – NO PIT trips if you’re in Bristol Bay!
M/Y Excellent, Westport Motor Yacht, Fishermen’s Terminal & F/V Northwest Explorer
Commercial fishing vessels that you may have seen in the past few weeks in the Seattle Ship Canal include, seiners (FYI: SE AK Seiners – are like the 1st ants to a picnic –buzzing everywhere round the Ship Canal!!!), gillnetters, trollers, longliners, crabbers, catch trawlers, tenders, big boy factory trawlers and floating village processors.
Recreational boaters with private owners who stay and play throughout Seattle waterways, the San Juan Islands and up to SE Alaska are also a huge ecomomic impact contributor to Seattle Ports, Shilshole Marina and all pleasure boat marinas up and down the north west coast. Every year data is collected about NW/Seattle Recreational boaters – marina tenants bring in revenue with Yacht Clubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, schools, retails stores, shopping, entertainment parks, boat yards, marine chandleries, marine services and much more. Year round use of NW pleasure boats is a great contribution to marine usage spending and growing in local waterfront regions such as Ballard, Seattle Ship Canal, Fremont, Magnolia, lower Queen Anne, Lake Union, South Lake Union and Lake Washington.
Seattle Ship Canal, Spring Marine Crane Activity on M/Y Excellent, Westport Yacht
ALL SYSTEMS GO… FOR POSITIVE GROWTH IN NW BOATING!
Yahoooo… Go fishing! Go Boating!
Westport Motor Yacht, M/Y Excellent – departing Fishermen’s Terminal, radio call to Ballard Bridge for a lift – off they go back down to Lake Union, Sunrise Spring NW Morning
F/V Wassilie B. – side tie on the hip with Fremont Tugboats, to Pacific Fishermen Shipyard
Maritimo American Yacht, getting a dingy buzz-by Pacific Yacht Management Electrician
Captain Dave Kane & Hampton Yacht Owner, Seattle Ship Canal heading to Lake Union
Hampton Yacht, Suzie n’ Me – cruising by Trident Seafoods Old Yard & Western Tow Boats
GO BOATING!
Pacific Northwest – Best Cruising Ground in the world!
