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Second Quarter 2011-2013 West Coast Market Shares - U.S. Pacific North West vs. Canada. Source: Individual Ports
Canada, California Ports Grow West Coast Market Share
First Quarter 2011-2013 West Coast Market Shares. Source: Ports’ published data
Canada’s West Coast Ports Hold Onto 2012 Gains
Port of Tacoma: Containerized Imports and Exports Through February 2013. Source: Port of Tacoma.
Port of Tacoma Container Volume Soared in February
Chart showing divergent growth at North America's West Coast ports.
Canada's West Coast Ports on the Rise in 2012

Press Releases

Port of Seattle celebrates Green Gateway Awards
Port of Seattle
PORT OF LONGVIEW STEPS INTO INTERNATIONAL ROLE
Port of Longview
Port of Seattle Adds Two New Customers in the Past Year
Port of Seattle
Crowley Awards $10,000 in Scholarships to Four University of Washington Business Students
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Port of Tacoma ranks highest on West Coast for ease of doing business
Port of Tacoma
Port of Tacoma named green supply chain partner fourth year in a row
Port of Tacoma
Port receives two AAPA Communications Awards
Port of Vancouver USA
Port of Tacoma Earns National Award for 2013 Budget Document
Port of Tacoma
Port of Seattle Honors Green Gateway Award Winners
Port of Seattle
Fitch Affirms Port of Seattle, WA's $312MM LTGOs at 'AAA'
Port of Seattle
Port of Seattle Invests $3.4 million in Spokane Street Congestion Relief Project
Port of Seattle

Intermodal rail savings versus trucking hit record highs

08 Apr 2021
Shippers can save more money than ever before on intermodal, if they could find equipment and draymen to move their cargo to and from rail terminals amid scarce supply of both.
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UP adding ag shipping capacity through PNW ports
24 Mar 2021
Union Pacific is co-developing the first intermodal terminal in Idaho which will connect the state’s ag shippers to the Pacific Northwest ports.
UP shuts down most of intermodal network for weather
16 Feb 2021
Union Pacific Railroad is shutting down virtually all business across its intermodal network for 72 hours because of snow and ice in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and even as far south as Texas.
Washington state ports see breakbulk surge in 2020
08 Feb 2021
Wind energy cargoes boosted the Port of Longview’s breakbulk volumes, while high and heavy drove growth at the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) ports of Seattle and Tacoma.
UP to rescind surcharges as West Coast flow improves
14 Jan 2021
Union Pacific Railroad’s decision to rescind record-breaking surcharges on the West Coast beginning Jan. 17 will lower prices for importers moving cargo through Los Angeles.
UP raises Seattle surcharge to $1,000 for small shippers
21 Oct 2020
Union Pacific Railroad will raise the surcharge on small shippers to $1,000 on excess contract cargo beginning Oct. 25, a signal that rail-owned containers remain in short supply on the West Coast.
BNSF provides North Dakota rail to Pacific Northwest
15 Oct 2020
Agricultural shippers in North Dakota will have a new service to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma to export products overseas, which the state’s governor calls a game-changer.
DOT funds to boost upgrades at Charleston, Everett
17 Sep 2020
Funds from the US Department of Transportation’s grant program will assist the ports of Charleston and Everett and Anchorage’s airport finance various improvement projects.
UP levying $500 surcharge in Seattle next month
25 Aug 2020
Union Pacific Railroad will institute a $500 surcharge on excess cargo for all shippers in Seattle to divert as many assets to Los Angeles as possible amid record-breaking cargo spikes in Southern California.
BNSF’s new Seattle-to-Ohio service avoids Chicago dray
23 Jun 2020
BNSF Railway has unveiled a five-day per week train service between Seattle and CSX’s Ohio hub about an hour south of Toledo.
UP shuts Cold Connect reefer service
11 May 2020
A refrigerated rail service sold by Union Pacific Railroad to shippers has shut down amid the COVID-19 downturn in volumes and competition from rival BNSF Railway and other large IMCs.