The Northwest Seaport Alliance of Seattle and Tacoma recorded modest growth in container volume in October, but it was sufficient to push the ports’ year-to-date performance into positive territory.
Seattle and Tacoma now report their cargo volumes under the newly-formed Northwest Seaport Alliance. The alliance in October reported that total international container volume, including loaded imports and exports and empty containers, increased 3.9 percent over October 2014. Domestic trade with Alaska and Hawaii declined 1.1 percent, and total container volume including international and domestic containers increased 2.8 percent in October.