Ports of Seattle, Tacoma foresee better volumes ahead

While volumes handled by the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) remain down year-over-year, the tide appears to be turning, according to CEO John Wolfe.

Wolfe said he was “encouraged” that total August volumes were down 13.8% year-over-year instead of the approximately 20% recorded in previous months.

The ports of Seattle and Tacoma handled a total of 276,407 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August.

“That still holds us at about 17.5% down over last year year-to-date August for the container...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-of-seattle-tacoma-foresee-better-volumes-ahead

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