Aerial view of APM Terminals at the Port of Tacoma. 

APM Terminals

1675 Lincoln Ave Bldg 950
Tacoma, WA 98421

(253) 593-8750 phone
(253) 680-4404 fax

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Terminal size: 135 acres (54.6 hectares); 4,700 container parking stalls

Rail: South Intermodal Yard (SIM) located near dock -- yard features include: served by BNSF and UP railroads; 32 acres (12.9 hectacres); 4 ramp tracks totaling 8,645 feet (2,634 meters)

Shipping lines: Horizon Lines

Berths: 2 berths totaling 2,200 feet (670.6 meters)

Water depth: -51 feet (-15.5 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW)

Container cranes: 5 100-foot gauge cranes (4 Hitachi with 18-container wide outreach, 1 Mitsubishi with 14-container wide outreach)

Truck gate: 8 inbound lanes; 6 scales and 6 outbound lanes; inbound gate operation is paperless

Reefer plugs: 875, Genset mount/dismount at outbound roadability

Other:

  • Swap line availability to truckers
  • Yard operations supported by top picks, reach stackers and RTGs
  • Outbound roadability check mandatory before proceeding to outgate
  • Mandatory security screening required before entering terminal
  • Radiation portal monitoring by CBP of all departing containers

About the terminal: Maersk Line (a division of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group) and Sea-Land Service became Port customers in 1985. When AP Moller-Maersk acquired the international component of Sea-Land in December 1999, it renamed the combined operation Maersk Sealand. APM Terminals was formed in December 2002 as a sister company to Maersk Sealand, focused on worldwide terminal operations. In response to the global economic downturn, Maersk entered into a vessel sharing agreement with CMA-CGA in November 2008. Currently, Maersk cargo volumes move through the Port of Seattle at CMA-CGA's terminal.

The domestic division of Sea-Land became Horizon Lines in 2001. The company is based in Charlotte, N.C. Horizon Lines continues to call at APM Terminals.