Tacoma container traffic – increase exports, decline in imports

Full export container volumes through the Port remain strong – up 14 per cent year-to-date through June – while full import container volumes are down by 4 percent for that same time period. For June, the Port’s container volumes are down 11 percent, affected by the sluggish trends in the US retail and housing industries. Other year-to-date Port cargo highlights include Auto imports (units)       up 26 percent, Breakbulk tonnage up 61 percent and Total tonnage up 11 percent.