We are the fourth largest container gateway in North America. The Alliance handled approximately $75 billion of waterborne trade with nearly 200 trading partners globally in 2019. Marine cargo operations at NWSA facilities support over 58,000 jobs and drives $12.4 billion in economic activity in Washington state*. On this page, you can find monthly and historical cargo by business sector. In-depth statistics for the previous years can also be found in our annual trade reports. Cargo volumes reported include only those handled at NWSA-managed facilities unless otherwise indicated.
* Community Attributes Economic Impact Analysis, October 2019
Volume data
Annual Trade Reports
Recent monthly cargo reports
- NWSA handles 296,892 TEUs in OctoberNovember 18, 2020
- NWSA handles 308,682 TEUs in September, highest monthly volume for the yearOctober 20, 2020
- NWSA TEU volumes decline 14% in August 2020September 18, 2020
- NWSA TEU volumes decrease 17% in July 2020August 19, 2020
- NWSA TEU volumes decline 16.4% in JuneJuly 17, 2020
- Global pandemic continues to impact NWSA cargo volumesJune 17, 2020
- NWSA container volumes in April slide 24% due to global pandemicMay 18, 2020
- NWSA’s March container volumes dip 22% due to COVID-19April 15, 2020
- NWSA February container volumes decline 3.1% year over yearMarch 16, 2020
- NWSA January container volumes drop after tariff-driven surgeFebruary 19, 2020
- NWSA container volumes dip 0.6% in 2019January 17, 2020
- YTD container exports up 3.5 percent while trade war impacts November volumesDecember 19, 2019