Tacoma’s box volume up 16% in 2012

Ocean

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Pacific Northwest port of Tacoma handled 1.7 million TEUs in 2012, a 16 percent increase over the previous year and its best year since 2008. Inbound containerloads improved more than 27 percent for the year to 611,085 TEUs, bolstered by strong demand for auto parts, furniture, toys and sporting goods. Agricultural products and bulk commodities, like scrap paper, helped push full export container volumes up almost 22 percent for the year to 457,078 TEUs. “Tacoma's...

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