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
- NWSA YTD September TEU volumes down 7.3%October 17, 2022
- August TEU volumes improve from July, YTD volumes down 6.2%September 16, 2022
- NWSA YTD TEU volumes down 5.6%August 16, 2022
- NWSA YTD TEU volumes down 4%July 19, 2022
- NWSA May TEU volumes down 2%June 16, 2022
- NWSA YTD TEU volumes down 2.7%May 18, 2022
- NWSA full import TEUs set Q1 recordApril 19, 2022
- NWSA full container imports break record for FebruaryMarch 17, 2022
- NWSA January TEU volumes decrease 5.8%February 17, 2022
- NWSA TEU volumes increase 12.5% for the yearJanuary 21, 2022
- NWSA import volumes continue growth trendDecember 21, 2021
- October brings continued volume growth in NWSA GatewayNovember 16, 2021