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The Port's faciltities, transportation connections and highly skilled longshore labor workforce make Tacoma an ideal location for handling breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargoes. Carriers providing regularly scheduled service include
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK RO/RO),
World Logistics Service and
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics.
Breakbulk facilities: Terminal 7 | East Blair 1
Bulk facilities: Grain Terminal | Log Export Terminal
Terminal 7 (berths A, B, C and D)
2207 East 11th Street
Tacoma, WA 98421
Phone: (253) 383-9423 |
Terminal operator: | Port of Tacoma |
Size: | 25 acres/8 hectacres |
| Berthing facilities: | 2,700 feet/824 meters |
| Water depth: | -51 feet (-15.5 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW) |
| Cranes: | 4 container cranes with 14-container reach at Berths C and D |
| Dockside warehouse: | 100,000 sq. ft. |
| Rail: | Two on-dock rail spurs with boxcar loading capability; easy access to North Intermodal Yard; served by BNSF and Union Pacific railroads |
| Highway access: | Interstate 5, State Route 509 and U.S. 99 are less than three miles (5 km) from terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 km) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18. |
East Blair One (EB1)
2340 Alexander Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98421
Phone: 253-383-9420 |
| Size: | 21 acres |
| Berthing facilities: | 1,200-foot wharf |
| Water depth: | -51 feet (-15.5 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW) |
| Dockside: | Paved, fenced, lighted, with heavy-lift area |
| Highway access: | Interstate 5, State Route 509 and U.S. 99 are less than three miles (5 km) from terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 km) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18. |
The Port of Tacoma serves as a major grain export center for corn and soybeans from the U.S. Midwest. Ships from around the world call at the grain terminal, as well as at privately-owned and operated facilities in the Port area transporting other bulk items, including salt, logs, scrap metal, tallow, lime and petroleum.
Grain Terminal
11 Schuster Parkway
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: 253-572-3511 |
| Terminal operator: | TEMCO Cargill |
| Size: | 11 acres/4.5 hectacres |
| Elevator capacity: | 3 million bushels/105,517 kiloliters |
| Berthing facilities: | Dolphin pier |
| Water depth: | -73 feet (-22.3 meters) at mean lower low water (MLLW) |
| Rail: | 300-car storage, direct access to BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad |
Log Export Terminal
3401 Taylor Way
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: 253-383-9420 |
| Size: | 40 acres/16 hectacres |
| Berthing facilities: | 1,000 feet/305 meters |
| Water depth: | -35 to -40 feet (-10 to -12 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 terminal; Interstate 90 is just 30 miles (48 km) north via Interstate 5 and/or State Route 18. |