For more than 30 years, the Port of Tacoma has served as a port-of-entry for the automotive industry. Nine major automobile manufacturers use the Port, including Isuzu, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Mitsubishi Fuso, Sterling, Ford and GM.
To ship a privately-owned or military vehicle: Coordinate your shipment with one of the companies listed here.
For more information about the Port's auto business, contact Andre Elmaleh at 253-592-6792.
Marshall Avenue Auto Facility
2810 Marshall Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98421
Phone: 253-922-0540 |
| Facility operator: | Auto Warehousing Company |
| Size: | 144 acres |
Features: | - Processing shop, body shop, fuel island and car wash
- A total of 72 auto racks can be placed in the rail load-out area.
- Truck yard can handle more than 1,500 vehicles at a time.
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| Rail: | BNSF Railway Company and the Union Pacific Railroad via Tacoma Rail |
| Primary berths: | Blair Dock, Terminal 7-berths A and B |
| Supporting berths: | Washington United Terminals, Pierce County Terminal and Husky Terminal |
Blair Terminal
3003 Marshall Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98421
Phone: 253-383-9420 |
| Operator: | Port of Tacoma |
| Berthing facilities: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| Water depth: | -51 feet (-15.5 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW) |
| Highway access: | Interstate 5, State Route 509 and U.S. 99 are less than three miles (5 km) from the terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 km) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18. |
| Cargo storage staging: | 5 acres of paved, secure storage adjacent to terminal |