The Port of Tacoma reported its container volume in the first six months of 2013 was 930,794 20-foot-equivalent units, increasing 29 percent year-over-year.
International container volume jumped 41 percent year-to-date, with a 40 percent gain in imports to 345,421 TEUs and a 38 percent increase in exports to 260,554 TEUs. Domestic container volume inched up 0.5 percent year-over-year.
The double-digit gains continued to reflect the addition of the Grand Alliance and its associated carriers last July, as well as positive year-to-date growth from established customers, the Washington state port said in a written statement.
International container volume growth is expected to moderate in August, as August 2013 marked the first full month in which Grand Alliance vessels called Tacoma, the port noted.
The Journal of Commerce
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