{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Tacoma","identifier":"US TIW","unlocode":"US TIW","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Alaska-Canada coastal waters; North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":23.2,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":47.283333,"longitude":-122.416667},"description":"Husky Terminal & Stevedoring, Washington United Terminals and Pierce County Terminal give Tacoma (US TIW) its container capacity, with channel depths above 20 metres for large post-Panamax ships. Since 2015 the port has pooled its cargo business with Seattle in the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), one of North America's largest container gateways, which handled about 3.34 million TEU in 2024, up 12 percent on 2023. That momentum reversed in 2026: NWSA moved roughly 228,000 units in January 202","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/tacoma-port-us-tiw","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/tacoma-port-us-tiw","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Tacoma · (UN/LOCODE: US TIW) · United States · Medium · 23.2 m"}