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Strong intermodal activity led the Port of Tacoma's 2010 cargo results, with intermodal lifts up 19 percent from 2009 levels. Although the Port saw a 6 percent decline in total container volumes, domestic container volumes (service to Alaska and Hawaii) increased 2 percent. Log exports and auto imports also increased from 2009 levels.

Container volumes began rebounding in late 2010, and the Port continues to make new investments in terminal upgrades and infrastructure, preparing to handle future cargo and business growth. Learn more in the Port of Tacoma's 2010 Annual Report.

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2010 AT A GLANCE

Total TEUs:

1.5 million

Intermodal lifts:

337,863

Total tonnage:

16.5 million short tons

Auto units:

187,580

Grain:

6.2 million short tons

Breakbulk cargo:

91,801 short tons

Vessel calls:

1,019
Value of international trade:$27.95 billion
Value of domestic trade:$3.5 billion
2010 TRADE STATISTICS
Top trading partners
(based on value of two-way trade, in U.S. dollars)
  1. China/Hong Kong - $12.7 billion
  2. Japan - $8.5 billion
  3. Alaska - $3.5 billion
    (domestic trading partner included to illustrate the importance of Alaska)
  4. South Korea - $2.7 billion
  5. Taiwan - $1.5 billion
  6. Canada - $399 million
  7. Indonesia - $333 million
  8. Vietnam - $299 million
  9. Thailand - $270 million
  10. Malaysia - $243 million
RANK OF TOP INTERNATIONAL TRADING PARTNERS

Export ranking by volume:
(Top 5, in TEUs)

  1. Japan -108,428
  2. China/Hong Kong - 87,702
  3. Korea - 67,134
  4. Taiwan - 38,742
  5. Indonesia - 7,214
Total export volume all countries:329,853 TEUs
Import ranking by volume:
(Top 5, in TEUs)
  1. China/Hong Kong - 341,572
  2. Japan - 51,531
  3. Taiwan - 30,416
  4. South Korea - 22,370
  5. Vietnam - 8,434
Total import volume all countries:475,124 TEUs
Export ranking by value:
(Top 5, in U.S. dollars)
  1. Japan - $1.9 billion
  2. China/Hong Kong - $1.7 billion
  3. South Korea - $1.1 billion
  4. Taiwan - $484 million
  5. Indonesia - $236 million
Total export value all countries:$6.1 billion
Import ranking by value:
(Top 5, in U.S. dollars)
  1. China/Hong Kong - $11.2 billion
  2. Japan - $6.5 billion
  3. South Korea - $1.6 billion
  4. Taiwan - $998 million
  5. Canada - $315 million
Total import value all countries:  $21.8 billion
TOP COMMODITIES BY VALUE

Top export commodities by value:
(Top 10, in U.S. dollars)

  1. Cereals - $896 million
  2. Grains - $861 million
  3. Iron and steel - $373 million
  4. Meat and meat products - $346 million
  5. Inorganic chemicals - $334 million
  6. Industrial machinery - $321 million
  7. Paper  and paper products - $270 million
  8. Wood and wood products - $265 million
  9. Prepared vegetables, fruit, nuts - $264 million
  10. Vehicles and parts - $250 million
Total value of international exports:$6.1 billion

Top import commodities by value:
(Top 10, in U.S. dollars)

  1. Vehicles and parts - $4 billion
  2. Industrial machinery - $3.5 billion
  3. Electronics - $3.1 billion
  4. Toys and sports equipment - $2.2 billion
  5. Footwear - $1.2 billion
  6. Furniture and bedding - $931 million
  7. Iron and steel products - $728 million
  8. Plastics - $667 million
  9. Apparel (non-knit) - $535 million
  10. Apparel (knit or crocheted) - $513 million
Total value of international imports:$21.8 billion
FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Waterways

Primary waterways: Blair and Sitcum
Depth:-51 feet (-15.5 meters) MLLW (mean lower low water); no dredging required
Harbor: Commencement Bay, a natural, deep-water harbor averaging a depth of 600 feet (183 meters)

Container terminals

Terminals and acreage: 6,478 total acres
Deepwater berths: 11
Container cranes: 24 (including 19 post-Panamax)

Non-containerized terminals: Includes breakbulk, the Marshall Avenue Auto Facility and the Tacoma Export Marketing Company's grain terminal.

Intermodal facilities

Railroads