April 28, 2005

Port Of Tacoma

Linking Operations

and

Finance Through IT

1,864Charleston, SC5.

1,662Savannah, GA10.1,6651,7761,7981,809

2,0434,4785,7807,321

2004 TEUs(Thousands)

Vancouver, BC9.Seattle8.Tacoma7.Virginia6.

Oakland4.NY/NJ3.Long Beach2.Los Angeles1.

North America Container Ports

International Container Terminals

Domestic Shipping Lines

Totem Ocean Trailer Express Horizon Lines

Pierce County Terminal

PCT Terminal completed for Evergreen –171 acres including intermodal

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2000

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3500

90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08

Thousands of TEUs3,258

1,798+3%1,738

+18%

2,268+26%

From 1999 – 2004 = 41% growth2004 – 2009 = 81% growth, a compounding growth rate of 13%

Container Volume

214 regular employees

- 30 retirements/resignations- 15 new hires

• 13 project employees

Port Of Tacoma Staffing

Primary Port Applications

• Financial Management System• Contract Management System• MAXIMO• Spinnaker Yard Management System• Real Property Management System• Terminal Management Information System• CFS Exam Processing System• Human Resources Management System• Expedition Suite

• Early Business Center

• Land Leases• Warehouse Leases• Port Business Center• Frederickson• Foreign Trade Zone

Industrial & Commercial Real Estate

Real Property Management Process

Finance (Billing)Real Estate

RPM Database

Negotiate any lease

modifications; obtain utility meter

readings

Update leases & input meter

readings

Preliminary billing report produced

Preliminary billing report reviewed for

accuracy

Invoice file exported to FMS financial system

RPM Invoice file imported

into FMS financial system

Invoices produced

CFS Exam Processing

Customer Service Inspecting OrganizationCFS Operations

Shipper notified

inspection required & alerts CFS

Container delevered

to CFS

Container unsealed & prepared

for inspection

Inspection performed

Container reloaded &

sealed

Inspection details entered into CFS system & marked ready for release

CFS enteres data into system

Invoice generated in CFS system &

FAXed to shipper

Shipper sends payment guarantee or proof of payment

Invoice entered into FMS & release notification sent

Container released to shipper

(interchanged)

Thank You