Terminal 18 Update

Seattle Harbor

Website: https://t18.tideworks.com
Additional Information: Gate information:
Friday, December 1st - CLOSED, Friday, December 8th - CLOSED, Friday, December 15th - CLOSED, Monday, December 25th - CLOSED, Monday, January 1st - CLOSED.


Effective on Monday, October 23rd, 2023, Terminal 18 will require appointments for the following transactions to be secured in eModal.com before arriving to the Terminal. Empty Container Drop, Export Loaded Container Drop

Gates Open at 8:00 AM until further notice.
All trucks must enter Terminal 18 through either Gate #1 or Gate #4.
Vessels at Berth: TUTICORIN, CARDIFF
Back to Terminal 18

Export Receiving:

AS VESSEL ETA’S MAY BE REVISED, PLEASE MONITOR T18’S RECEIVING SCHEDULE DAILY**

VESSEL RECEIVING (Updated for 11/29/23)
**For any questions regarding vessel Cut-Off and/or any Late Gate approval or requests please contact the SSL directly. Any special arrangements for Late Gates will not be reflected as only the general cut off information is provided. Per SSL, Cut Off is at 1600 Hrs unless noted differently**

Vessel

Cutoff

CMA CGM TUTICORIN 0TNT0

11/30

CHANGSHA 2308W

12/4

MAERSK CHACHAI 348S

12/7
 

ESTIMATED FIRST RECEIVING DATES (Updated for 11/29/23)
DO NOT deliver to Terminal until vessel appears above as authorized for receiving. All estimated dates are subject to change based on actual vessel arrival time.

Vessel

Est. Receiving

VESSEL START

WESTWOOD COLUMBIA 138W

11/30

12/9

MAERSK COPENHAGEN 349S

12/4

12/10

CMA CGM COCHIN 0TNBE

12/4

12/10

TONGA CHIEF 005W

12/6

12/14

All export loaded containers will require an appointment.   Please visit www.emodal.com to schedule your appointment(s).

Appointments will be available for scheduling the week prior to ERD.

Appointment scheduling can be secured, however containers cannot be delivered to the terminal prior to ERD.

If scheduled as a dual transaction the driver may arrive at the earliest secured appointment time slot.

Same day appointments will be available, however as a reminder the 1st morning block slots are limited

 Export Load Drop Appointment Slots

1st – 0800 – 1000 (Limited availability)

2nd – 1000 – 1500 (Ample availability)

This information is compiled from terminal websites and updated by 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. Subsequent changes to the information will be captured the following day. For the most current information, please contact your marine terminal, logistics provider or ocean carrier.

Import:

**Appointments are required for Import Loads in the RTG Row (Crane Row – D101-D513)

 Please visit www.emodal.com to schedule your appointment(s).

Appointments will be able to be secured once containers are shown as AVAILABLE on terminal.

Same day appointments are not guaranteed, please secure appointments early.

Appointment slots will be 60 minutes.

Containers must show available for pickup to schedule an appointment.

Multiple appointments cannot be made for the same container.

Trucks without an appointment for import pickup will be denied a transaction.

Missed appointments are subject to cancellation.

 

**Drivers are NOT allowed to wait on dock for an upcoming appointment window.  Drivers are encouraged to arrive at the Terminal within the appointment window. (Appointment window is 45 minutes before/after the scheduled appointment time.) If drivers arrive prior to the allotted time they must wait off dock.**

Chassis:

*T18 Participating Pools* 

Trac / DCLI   

CHASSIS POOLS 20' 40' 45'
TRAC (CHPL) YES YES YES
DCLI/DCLP YES YES YES

Chassis Yard Entrance is now located at the Northwest end of RODO check in. Please utilize this new Chassis Yard for all drops/pick-ups for your Chassis  needs. 

Empties:

The following Lines and Size Types are opened as indicated.  All other lines are closed to empty receiving. Please contact the appropriate line for information on where to return their containers.

Currently open to:

Line 20' 20' 40DR Drop 40DR Pick 40DH Drop 40DH Pick 45DH Drop 45DH Pick Reefer   Drop Reefer Pick Special Drop Special Pick
Drop Pick
CMA/APL/ANLYES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES
CHV YES NO YES NO YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO
COS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO YES
HDM NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES
              HLC NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES YES YES NO YES
MAE/SUD/SAF/SEA YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
MSC NO   NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES NO YES
OOCL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO YES
SMC NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES   NO YES NO YES
WHL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
WSL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
YML NO NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES NO YES

When returning empties a dual transaction is required. 

 ALL empty container returns will require an appointment. 

 Please visit www.emodal.com to schedule your appointment(s). 

If scheduled as a dual transaction the driver may arrive at the earliest secured appointment time slot.

Same day appointments will be available, however as a reminder the 1st morning block slots are limited

 Empty Container Drop & Export Load Drop Appointment Slots

1st – 0800 – 1000 (Limited availability)

2nd – 1000 – 1500 (Ample availability)

*The information is compiled from terminal websites and updated by 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. Subsequent changes to the information will be captured the following day. For the most current information, please contact your marine terminal, logistics provider or ocean carrier.*

Other Information:

T18CustomerService@SSAMarine.com

GATE HOURS

Regular Business Hours

Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:15 pm 
*No double transactions after 16:00 pm
*No Empty or Load dispatch after 16:15 pm  
*In-Gates will close at 16:15

NOTE!

*NO LINING-UP OR STANDING TRUCKS ARE ALLOWED ON THE PUBLIC ROADS OUTSIDE T18 UNTIL 06:30 AM.
*TRUCKS THAT LINE-UP OUTSIDE TERMINAL 18 PRIOR TO THIS TIME AND BLOCK CITY ROADS WILL BE TICKETED.

“Any Truck or driver found purposefully blocking Traffic or City Streets on or leading up to Harbor Island will be denied service at Terminal 18.”

General guidelines for ALL appointment types:

DO NOT ARRIVE AT THE TERMINAL PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WINDOW! 

DRIVERS arriving early/outside of appointment window WILL be turned away and MUST exit the terminal.

Drivers will NOT be allowed to wait on dock for the scheduled appointment window.

Empty/Export Load Drop Containers MUST be off dock to secure a return drop appointment.

No appointments required to pick up Import Peel Stacks, Live Reefers, or Wheeled Containers.

Appointments scheduled as a dual transaction - the driver may arrive at the earliest secured appointment time slot.

Please cancel your appointment if you don’t plan on using it to make room for others.

Please visit eModal to schedule required appointments.

For eModal tutorials please visit https://www.adventemodal.com/emodalsupport.html