Northwest Seaport Alliance announcement.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance saw a 7.8% increase year over year from November 2020, handling a total of 325,604 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Full imports grew 7.5%, while full exports decreased 18.4%.
Year-to-date volumes improved 15.4% to 3,482,104 TEUs, with full imports growing 20.9% and full exports declining 10.5%.
Phase one of the two-phase modernization project at Terminal 5 in the Seattle Harbor is scheduled to open January 2022. When complete, the 185-acre terminal with on dock rail will handle the largest vessels in the transpacific trade.
Domestic volumes grew 9.7% vs. YTD 2020. Alaska volumes saw a 6.4% increase while Hawaii volumes grew 25.5%.
Other cargo stats:
- Breakbulk YTD November 2021 cargo volumes grew 32.9% to 335,971 metric tons.
- Auto volumes were 146,623 units, up 7.2% over YTD November 2020.
View the November 2021 cargo reports:
