Port Publications

 

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Customers and Pierce County citizens can stay informed about the Port's current developments, activities and future development plans through a variety of publications.

Many of these publications are available for viewing online:

E-mail updates

  • E-mail alerts: Subscribe to a variety of Port information, including news releases, job announcements, contracts, construction updates and more.
  • E-Port Business Report e-newsletter: Features monthly news about trade, cargo volumes and other Port-related business.  
  • Inside Line e-news update: Highlights upcoming commission proposals, legislative items, and Port news and events. Published twice a month.

Magazines and reports

  • Annual Report: Highlights the Port's previous year and its financial results.
  • Budget: Review the Port of Tacoma's current budget document.
  • Pacific Gateway: Features the Port, our customers and the business community of Tacoma and Pierce County. Published twice a year.

Brochures and posters

  • Working for You: An overview of the Port of Tacoma's role in the Pierce County community, including jobs, the environment, community engagement and trade.
  • Trucker's Guide: Map of the Port area, with information truckers need for pick-up and delivery of cargo, including highway information, permits, truck stops and services, and contact numbers for marine cargo carriers and terminals. (PDF, 810 kb)
  • Facilities & Services Summary: Provides information on the Port's marine cargo carriers, their capabilities and facilities; map of the Port area. (PDF, 1.65 mb)
  • The Economic Engine of Pierce County: Describes the Port's economic impact on the Tacoma-Pierce County region and Washington state. 
  • Breakbulk brochure: Illustrates the advantages of the Port's breakbulk and project cargo customers. (PDF, 4.34 mb)
  • Supply Chain Security Poster: Illustrates the security and scrutiny that containerized cargo is subject to before reaching the United States. (PDF, 1.76 mb)