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<p>The Pier 4 reconfiguration is taking shape on the General Central Peninsula in the South Harbor. Crews are working heavily on pier construction and installing underground utilities, including electrical, communication, sewer and stormwater treatment.</p>
May 19, 2017
<p>For the month of April, total container volumes remained steady as the new ocean carrier alliance deployments took effect, resulting in 0.5 percent growth over the same month last year. Year-to-date volumes were up 8 percent.</p>
May 18, 2017
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<p>Total domestic and international container volumes increased by more than 14 percent for the month of March, and year-to-date volumes were up 10 percent.</p>
April 20, 2017
<p>Matson announced Tuesday that it will partner with SSA Terminals for stevedoring and terminal services at The Northwest Seaport Alliance Tacoma terminal when its existing agreement with APM Terminals expires Dec. 31.</p>
<p>The Tacoma terminal is the only Matson terminal on the West Coast not already managed by SSA Terminals.</p>
<p>Read Matson’s <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/matson-to-partner-with-ssa-terminals-for-tacoma-operations-300434850.html" target="_blank">news release</a> announcing the partnership.</p>
April 5, 2017
<p><img alt="Cargo" height="318" width="480" class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/dsc_0063.jpg?itok=CPzyTT6p" title="" />The Northwest Seaport Alliance has recorded an 8 percent year-to-date increase in container cargo through February.</p>
March 21, 2017
<p><img alt="The Northwest Seaport Alliance kicked off the new year with a 17 percent growth in container cargo for January." title="The Northwest Seaport Alliance kicked off the new year with a 17 percent growth in container cargo for January." height="480" width="332" class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/28022010_containers_01.jpg?itok=IOrdqW6q" />The Northwest Seaport Alliance kicked off the new year with a 17 percent growth in container cargo for January.</p>
February 17, 2017
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<p>Contractors have received permission from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue driving piles for Pier 4 in the Tacoma Tideflats through Feb. 28.</p>
February 9, 2017
<p>peter_friedmann.jpg The Agriculture Transportation Coalition held one of its annual Agriculture Shipper Workshops in Tacoma on Jan. 24. The meeting i</p>
January 30, 2017
<p>In 2016, The Northwest Seaport Alliance handled 3,615,752 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) for the year, an increase of more than 2 percent from 2015 volumes.</p>
<p>Full imports for the year were up 6 percent to 1,391,590 TEUs and full exports increased 13 percent to 984,274 TEUs.</p>
<p>Domestic volumes saw a slight dip in 2016 as Alaska struggled with a decline in oil- and gas-related project activity due to low commodity prices. Domestic volumes decreased 1.5 percent for the year.</p>
January 19, 2017