June 2021

Four ZPMC Super-Post Panamax Cranes departed Shanghai on May 23 heading east to the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) Terminal 5 in the Seattle Harbor.

Traveling on vessel Zhen Hua 36, the cranes crossed the Pacific Ocean and will be operated by SSA Marine, a partner in the Terminal 5 project. SSA Marine is the owner and future operator of the new ZPMC cranes.

Standing 316 feet tall with a 240-foot outreach boom, these cranes will be among the largest on the West Coast and able to handle the biggest container vessels operating in the world, once Terminal 5 is completed early next year. 

“The voyage of the ZPMC cranes to the Puget Sound marks a major milestone for the completion of Terminal 5 and will provide a major lift toward making our gateway more competitive - bringing more cargo, jobs, and economic opportunity to our region,” said Port of Seattle Commission President and NWSA Co-Chair Fred Felleman.

By Ruby Tuesday Romero

The last time I remember stepping foot inside Easy Street was on March 14th last year. I was looking forward to another great in-store, but Acid Tongue had decided not to play. Subsequently, the beehive that was the entire world, stopped buzzing.

Now, half-vaccinated and still masked, I stand here packed in between rows of records and shuffling bodies.

Chatter drowns out the vinyl soundtrack and all seems right with the world. This wasn’t a foreign feeling when I was growing up.

Back then, record stores were on every corner like Starbucks. Sadly, just like the artistic mess that is Seattle, they’ve disappeared. Even Easy Street ,closed their second location in Queen Anne in 2013, which is where I got to see The Killers perform just as ‘Somebody Told Me’ took fire. So after about 33 years, what does it take for a brick and mortar record distributer to stay open?

A Bar. Well, sorta.

Shortly before 4pm in White Center at 16th SW near SW 98th just outside the Taradise Cafe multiple rifle and pistol casings were reported following a shooting that apparently wounded four people, killing two plus a vehicle that got a bullet put in it.

One male was reportedly driving and shot in the back of the head, his car left the road and crashed into a store. That car had bullet holes in the windshield and the rear window was smashed out.

King County Sheriff's office said it is still a very active crime scene and they are attempting to gather details. No suspect has been named or arrested in the incident.

The two initially taken to Harborview had been shot in the head, according to Harborview ER.

Traffic is stopped in the area. This incident is under investigation.