Pacific Northwest Port Data | 2019 Top 50 Global Freight

2019 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

Policy negotiations have put freight patterns in flux.
Despite trade tensions, growth has continued.
How the Netherlands is handling increased demand.

Rankings

 

Pacific Northwest

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
International Port of Dutch Harbor Unalaska Island, Alaska container NA 1,850,870
Juneau Port Juneau, Alaska container NA 771,140
Northwest Seaport Alliance Seattle; Tacoma, Wash. container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger, air cargo 3,797,626 30,174,623
Port Nikiski Nikishka, Alaska liquid bulk NA 4,668,736
Port of Anacortes Anacortes, Wash. container, dry bulk, air cargo, special project cargo, passenger NA 9,212,192
Port of Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, air cargo, passenger 460,678 3,297,827
Port of Coos Bay Coos Bay, Ore. container NA 2,108,362
Port of Everett Everett, Wash. container, break bulk, passenger 4,639 1,590,855
Port of Grays Harbor Grays Harbor, Wash. container, break bulk, liquid bulk, air cargo NA 2,303,154
Port of Kalama Kalama, Wash. container NA 14,956,426
Port of Ketchikan Ketchikan, Alaska container, passenger NA 851,802
Port of Kivalina Kivalina, Alaska liquid bulk, container, passenger NA 2,537,253
Port of Longview Longview, Wash. container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo NA 13,587,726
Port of Nanaimo Nanaimo, British Columbia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 44,891 5,306,693
Port of Olympia Olympia, Wash. container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift NA 1,089,375
Port of Portland Portland, Ore. container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift, air cargo, special project cargo NA 23,164,727
Port of Valdez Valdez, Alaska liquid bulk, container, passenger NA 27,971,737
Port of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, special project cargo, passenger 3,396,449 147,089,263
Port of Vancouver Vancouver, Wash. container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift, special projects cargo NA 8,422,170
Prince Rupert Harbour Prince Rupert, British Columbia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo, passenger 1,036,009 26,730,476

Extras

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