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 volume growth trend continuesOctober 18, 2021
- NWSA volume growth trend continuesSeptember 17, 2021
- NWSA volume growth trend continuesAugust 17, 2021
- NWSA June volumes continue upward swingJuly 19, 2021
- NWSA handles record-breaking May volumes in its historyJune 16, 2021
- NWSA April 2021 volumes up 21.6%, positive trend continuesMay 17, 2021
- NWSA March 2021 volumes increase 25%April 16, 2021
- NWSA February 2021 volumes grow 1%March 16, 2021
- NWSA January 2021 volumes increase 9%February 17, 2021
- NWSA December 2020 container volumes increase 6% January 20, 2021
- NWSA container volumes increase 11% in NovemberDecember 16, 2020
- NWSA handles 296,892 TEUs in OctoberNovember 18, 2020