Each year, the Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA)\nselects one Port to honor as the Washington \u2018Port of the Year\u2019. This award is given\nto the Port which shows the greatest success in the industry as a way to\nmotivate new innovation continuously. On December 8, 2023, WPPA announced the\nPort of Bremerton as this year\u2019s recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since our beginning in 1913, our goal has been to make the\ngreatest possible impact on our community while maintaining the integrity of\nwhat it means to be a public Port. We do this through our four facilities\n(Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton Marina, Port Orchard Marina, and Olympic\nView Industrial Park) while striving to increase economic development and\nimprove local quality of life in Kitsap County. Receiving this award is\nrecognition of the work we\u2019ve always done, but particularly the accomplishments\nof the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Port CEO Jim Rothlin says, \u201cThe accomplishments of the past\nyear didn\u2019t happen overnight, but they had the biggest spotlight as of recent.\nWe received $15.7 Million in funding for our Port Orchard Marina breakwater,\nhosted US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for a press conference, added\nan electric charging conduit at Bremerton National Airport, started community\ninitiatives, and more. All of these efforts of success can be attributed\ndirectly to the dedication of the entire staff and their commitment of being\naccountable every day to the success of the Port. I think everyone within the\nPort can be proud of what we\u2019re accomplishing, and I hope we\u2019re making our\ncommunity proud too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being the largest Port in Kitsap County, we care about all\nof the ways in which we\u2019re able to impact life here. According to a recent\nstudy, we have created almost $1.2 Billion in economic impact and provide\napproximately 2,615 jobs. Beyond those numbers, though, we also have a lot to\nbe proud of when it comes to tangible attributions. For instance, we donate an\naverage of 6700 pounds of nonperishable items each year to our local food\nbanks, started an Earth Day initiative in partnership with the Great Peninsula\nConservancy, help fund over 55 events each year, and helped in the creation of\nSeabeck\u2019s Pickleball courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing a public agency, we work hard to make sure that each\ntax dollar received is put to good use and spent responsibly. What many people\ndon\u2019t realize is that our facilities contribute greatly to the local economy\nand region. We hope that with the recognition of this esteemed award, people\nwill take greater note of all that we contribute.\u201d says Port Commission\nPresident Axel Strakeljahn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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