Port of Tacoma

The Port of Tacoma is your Port of Choice for international and domestic cargo, and offers:

• On-dock and near-dock rail service from all container terminals via two West Coast Class I railroads with destinations in major Midwest and East Coast markets.
• A dedicated domestic intermodal yard within the Port industrial area offering rail connections to California, Midwest, Southeast and East Coast markets.
• More than 20 full-service transload and warehouse facilities located near Port terminals.
• Congestion-free roads with direct access to Interstate 5 and major freight corridors.
• Foreign Trade Zone #86, covering 2,200 acres.

A major U.S. West Coast maritime cargo gateway, the Port handles more than $31 billion in annual trade and about 1.5 million TEUs each year.

The Port is also a major center for breakbulk, project/heavy-lift cargoes, grain, logs, automobiles and medium-duty trucks.

The Port encompasses about 2,400 acres on Commencement Bay. About 400 acres of the Port's land are still available for development.

The Port's business is focused on shipping terminals, warehousing and distribution activities. Port facilities are located in an industrial area. The Port leases marine terminals and also operates its own facilities. Major international container carrier customers include Evergreen, Hyundai Merchant Marine, "K" Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Yang Ming Line.

Horizon Lines and Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) serve the Alaska market from the Port of Tacoma. More than 70 percent of all waterborne commerce between the Continental United States and Alaska crosses Port of Tacoma's docks, making the Port the "Gateway to Alaska."

The Port's breakbulk carriers include Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, World Logistics, NYK Ro/Ro and a wide variety of charter services. From Port docks, large, oversized loads are easily permitted and expedited via a number of qualified trucking firms to and from all major points in the Northwest United States and Western Canada.

Tacoma is also a major center for vehicle imports, at the Port's state-of-the-art auto facility. Customers include Isuzu, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki and Fuso medium-duty trucks.

The Port has excellent intermodal operations, with three on-dock and one near-dock intermodal rail yards and direct connections to BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and short-line provider Tacoma Rail. UP also handles domestic intermodal lifts at the Port's South Intermodal Yard.

Port terminals are located less than five minutes from Interstate 5, the major north-south freeway, and just 30 minutes from Interstate 90. The Port's highway connections provide easy access to a large network of logistics providers, transloaders and distribution centers to serve a regional population expected to grow by 1 million over the next decade.

Port of Tacoma
One Sitcum Plaza
Tacoma, WA 98421
Phone: 253-383-5841
Fax: 253-593-4534
www.portoftacoma.com