The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has announced the winners of its expanded 2025 North Star Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions across the gateway’s supply chain, with an emphasis on cargo growth, service, sustainability, and partnership.
Cargo Anchor Awards (Volume Growth)
- Importer of the Year: Abercrombie & Fitch
- Exporter of the Year: Allied Potato
- Ocean Carrier of the Year: Yang Ming Line
Service and Environmental Awards
- Service Excellence Award: Tri Cities Intermodal
- Environmental Stewardship Award: Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC)
Partnership Awards (New in 2025)
- Terminal Partner Award: Husky Terminal
- Trucker Partner Award (Co-Recipients):
- Provisioners Warehouse
- Shippers Transport Express
- Spirit Transport Systems
Highlights of Winner Achievements
- Abercrombie & Fitch (Importer of the Year): Recognized for significantly growing cargo volumes, using innovative logistics models, and expanding their supply chain to include both local transloading and IPI rail at NWSA.
- Allied Potato (Exporter of the Year): Honored for a remarkable 30% growth in exports and an investment in a full solar power system for its facility, linking growth with sustainability.
- Yang Ming Line (Ocean Carrier of the Year): Awarded for achieving the largest year-over-year container volume increase in the NWSA gateway.
- Tri Cities Intermodal (Service Excellence Award): Recognized for its privately funded intermodal facility in Eastern Washington, which has boosted efficiency for exporters and reduced highway traffic and emissions.
- Husky Terminal (Terminal Partner Award): Named the preferred terminal by the Washington Trucking Associations for its strong customer service, operational flexibility, and use of added shifts like Hoot gates.
- Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) (Environmental Stewardship Award): Recognized for outstanding participation in the Quiet Sound Voluntary Slowdown for Commercial Vessels program, with 94% of transits participating to help protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
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Source: The Northwest Seaport Alliance
