Port of Tacoma

 
23 May 2013
The Port of Tacoma in Washington reported container volume from January to April was 617,076 20-foot-equivalent units, up 35 percent year-over-year.
First Quarter 2011-2013 West Coast Market Shares. Source: Ports’ published data
 
20 May 2013
Canada’s West Coast container ports stayed level in the first quarter of 2013 with the robust growth they experienced last year. When compared with the first quarter of 2012, Canadian ports saw a higher throughput volume in the first quarter of 2013, but a slight dip in West Coast traffic market share.
 
01 May 2013
Dockworkers protesting the slow processing of medical claims picketed a terminal at the Port of Oakland Wednesday, one day after a similar action interrupted cargo handling at a terminal in Tacoma.
 
25 Apr 2013
Washington’s ports led the U.S. West Coast in container volume growth in 2012, according to the recently-released Pacific Maritime Association annual report.
 
24 Apr 2013
The Port of Seattle reported container volume fell 30.1 percent in March compared with the same month in the previous year, and decreased 19.4 percent year-over-year from January to March...
 
19 Apr 2013
The Port of Tacoma’s container volume in the first three months of 2013 rose 37 percent year-over-year to 469,233 20-foot-equivalent units.
 
03 Apr 2013
Port of Tacoma’s CEO John Wolfe on competitiveness of the port industry and the TPM Sponsor’s 10-year plan for infrastructure improvements, larger-vessel management and cargo diversification.
Port of Tacoma: Containerized Imports and Exports Through February 2013. Source: Port of Tacoma.
 
21 Mar 2013
The Port of Tacoma’s containerized throughput soared by 59.2 percent year-over-year in February, according to data from the port.
 
12 Mar 2013
Cargo-handling at the Port of Tacoma ceased Tuesday afternoon as longshoremen mourned the loss of a crane mechanic.
Chart showing divergent growth at North America's West Coast ports.
 
28 Feb 2013
Canada’s West Coast container ports saw robust growth in 2012 while for the most part their U.S. counterparts stagnated or declined, according to analysis of each port’s published data. The result is that Canada’s share of total West Coast volumes is growing.
 
25 Feb 2013
Port of Tacoma reported container volume in January rose 36 percent year-over-year from 109,170 20-foot-equivalent units in 2012 to 148,707 TEUs in 2013.