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Container shipping terminals
Five major deep-water container terminals in Tacoma, managed by The Northwest Seaport Alliance, where some of the largest container shipping lines call.
Description
The Port of Tacoma has five major container terminals where some of the world's largest container shipping lines call. The terminals are managed by The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), the marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Tacoma and Seattle; the Port licenses about two-thirds of its Tideflats property to the NWSA for this business.
Key features
- Deep-water terminals with modern cargo-handling equipment, ready for the next generation of container ships
- On- and near-dock rail yards, with major highways within minutes
- Blair Waterway Deepening Program will deepen the federal channel by six feet to -57 feet MLLW for larger container ships
Applications
- Container services between the Pacific Northwest and Asia, with shorter U.S.-to-Asia transits
- Domestic trade with Alaska and Hawaii; the NWSA gateway handles 80% of all trade between Alaska and the continental United States
Specifications
| Major container terminals | 5 |
|---|---|
| Blair Waterway planned channel depth | -57 feet MLLW |
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