We are a leading container gateway in the United States. The Northwest Seaport Alliance handled nearly $76 billion of waterborne trade with 176 trading partners globally in 2024. Marine cargo operations at NWSA facilities support over 52,000 jobs and drives $14 billion in business output for Washington state*. On this page, you can find monthly and historical cargo by business sector. In-depth statistics for previous years can also be found in our annual trade reports, below. Cargo volumes are for NWSA-managed facilities unless otherwise indicated.
* Community Attributes Economic Impact Analysis, July 2025
Volume data
Annual Trade Reports
Recent monthly cargo reports
- Puget Sound container volumes continue upward trend in SeptemberOctober 19, 2015
- Puget Sound container volumes mark sixth straight month of growthSeptember 17, 2015
- Container volumes continue to grow in Puget Sound in JulyAugust 19, 2015
- Puget Sound gateway container volumes grow in JuneJuly 17, 2015
- Container volumes stabilize at Puget Sound ports in MayJune 17, 2015
- Puget Sound ports top 1 million TEUs in AprilMay 18, 2015
- Puget Sound container volumes surge in MarchApril 17, 2015
- Puget Sound container volumes remain down in FebruaryMarch 16, 2015
- Puget Sound container volumes drop in JanuaryFebruary 18, 2015
- Puget Sound container volumes reach 3.4 million TEUs in 2014January 21, 2015