October 2025 total container volume (international and domestic) reached 233,927 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) down 14.4% compared to October 2024. Tariffs continue to weigh on container volumes, and negative year-over-year comparisons reflect volumes from Canada due to labor disruptions in the fall of 2024. Full international imports decreased 25.2% versus last October, while full exports increased 5.4%. YTD volumes, 2,665,144, are down 2.9%, with full imports declining 7.6% and full exports declining 2.2%.

The Port of Seattle issued a contract on behalf of the NWSA for the Terminal 18 shore power project. Onsite work is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2026, with a completion date in late 2027. The terminal will become the third international cargo terminal in Washington state to be shore power capable. Terminal 5’s system was completed in 2023, and Husky Terminal’s system was completed in 2025. The NWSA has a goal of providing shore power at all international terminals by 2030. The next international terminal to be equipped with this infrastructure will be Washington United Terminal. TOTE Maritime Alaska Terminal, a domestic terminal in the Tacoma Harbor, has been shore power capable since 2010.

Domestic container volumes increased 1.2% compared to YTD 2024. Alaska was flat, and Hawaii volumes increased 7.8%.

Other cargo stats:

• Total breakbulk volume decreased 18.1% for 282,123 metric tons YTD. High interest rates and tariffs continue to impact this segment.
• Auto volumes were 229,466 units, down 21.8% YTD due to the slowing of auto sales nationwide due to high interest rates and tariffs.

View the October cargo reports:

• Container volumes – October 2025
• Cargo statistics – October 2025