Join us to find out what’s happening at the Port of Tacoma. In about five minutes, we’ll catch you up on news from Pierce County’s working waterfront. New editions will be posted here each month.
Working Waterfront: March 2025

Foundation work begins at the Port Maritime Center, replacing railroad track switches, progress on the SR167 Completion Project, and community photos from Monkeyshines.
Working Waterfront: February 2025

A groundbreaking for the Port Maritime Center, NWSA cargo volumes up, Port bus tours launch for 2024, and making glass floats for Monkeyshines.
Working Waterfront: January 2025

Preparing for the Blair Waterway deepening, a milestone in planning the future of the Tacoma Tideflats, new Port of Tacoma Commission officers for 2025, and chum chucking in a Port habitat site.
Working Waterfront: December 2024

Final approval of the Port Maritime Center project, young people learn construction skills from Palmer Pathways, a visit to Tacoma Rail, and an appreciation of everyone who shares #ItsaBeautifulDay photos!
Working Waterfront: November 2024

Environmental remediation work begins at the Port Maritime Center site, an electric yard truck joins the Port of Tacoma fleet, and the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad is expanding with a Port economic development investment.
Working Waterfront: October 2024

New plants create an early warning system for invasive pests, a Pierce County business is honored for excellence in global trade, interns reflect on their summer at the Port of Tacoma, and more than two thousand people participate in Touch-a-Truck.
Working Waterfront: September 2024

Nearly 1,000 people take the Port of Tacoma’s boat tours, new animation of the Port Maritime Center, more electric vehicles join the fleet, and a Puyallup concert in the park.
Working Waterfront: August 2024

The Port of Tacoma switches to renewable diesel, young people learn about the maritime industry and improve Port habitat sites, and a busy summer of community activities.
Working Waterfront: July 2024

The summer outreach season begins across Pierce County, the Port leads a new effort to prepare for emergencies, maritime emissions around Puget Sound are declining, and the Port celebrates Pride.
Working Waterfront: June 2024

Pierce County Career Construction Day, the Port of Tacoma makes new investments in local economic development, three businesses awarded for environmental excellence, and counting birds in Port habitat sites.
Working Waterfront: May 2024

An open house for the Port Maritime Center, the largest-capacity cargo ship yet arrives in Tacoma, International Day for Women in Maritime, and a beach cleanup with a twist.
Working Waterfront: April 2024

The first conceptual designs of the Port Maritime Center, removing invasive ivy from a Port of Tacoma habitat site, a new gallery enclosure at the Harbor History Museum, and the Daffodil Festival Royal Court tours the Port.
Working Waterfront: March 2024

Evaluating the site of the future Port Maritime Center, a voyage aboard the Youth Marine Foundation’s new training vessel, and a Lunar New Year celebration.
Working Waterfront: February 2024

Growing the workforce of the future, an update on the Port Maritime Center project, new EVs join the fleet, and the Port of Tacoma participates in Monkeyshines.
Working Waterfront: January 2024

See the latest on plans for a new Port Maritime Center, deepening the Blair Waterway, and decarbonization efforts at the Port of Tacoma.