| 2012 AT A GLANCE |
Total TEUs: | 1.7 million |
Intermodal lifts: | 439,760 |
Total tonnage: | 17.9 million short tons |
Auto units: | 148,239 |
Grain: | 4.8 million short tons |
Breakbulk cargo: | 259,915 short tons |
Vessel calls: | 1,106 |
| Value of international trade: | $46.04 billion |
| Value of domestic trade: | $3 billion (estimated) |
| RANK OF TOP INTERNATIONAL TRADING PARTNERS |
Top trading partners
(based on value of two-way trade, in U.S. dollars) | - China/Hong Kong - $19.4 billion
- Japan - $14.6 billion
- South Korea - $3.5 billion
- Taiwan - $3 billion
- Canada - $668 million
- Vietnam - $643 million
- Thailand - $612 million
- Australia - $412 million
- Indonesia - $376 million
- Malaysia - $335 million
Our annual trade with Alaska is estimated at $3 billion. If ranked with our international trading partners, Alaska would be fifth. |
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Export ranking by value:
(Top 5, in U.S. dollars) | - China/Hong Kong - $3.5 billion
- Japan - $2.3 billion
- South Korea - $1.1 billion
- Taiwan - $626 million
- Australia - $294 million
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| Total export value all countries: | $10 billion |
Import ranking by value:
(Top 5, in U.S. dollars) | - China/Hong Kong - $15.9 billion
- Japan - $12.3 billion
- Taiwan - $2.4 billion
- South Korea - $2.3 billion
- Canada - $550 million
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| Total import value all countries: | $36 billion |
| TOP COMMODITIES BY VALUE |
Top export commodities by value:
(Top 10, in U.S. dollars) | - Oil seeds and grains - $2 billion
- Industrial machinery - $1 billion
- Cereals - $636 million
- Meat and meat products - $476 million
- Vehicles and parts - $471 million
- Prepared vegetables, fruit, nuts - $468 million
- Iron and steel - $419 million
- Paper and paper products - $345 million
- Inorganic chemicals - $323 million
- Wood and wood products - $319 million
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Top import commodities by value:
(Top 10, in U.S. dollars) | - Industrial machinery - $7.3 billion
- Vehicles and parts - $6.4 billion
- Electronics - $5.7 billion
- Toys and sports equipment - $2.4 billion
- Furniture - $1.4 billion
- Footwear - $1.2 billion
- Iron and steel products - $1.2 billion
- Plastics - $1 billion
- Optical and medical instruments - $881 million
- Aircraft and parts - $849 million
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| FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE |
Waterways Primary waterways: Blair and Sitcum
Depth:-51 feet (-15.5 meters) MLLW (mean lower low water); no dredging required
Harbor: Commencement Bay, a natural, deep-water harbor averaging a depth of 600 feet (183 meters)
Container terminals Terminals and acreage: 6,478 total acres
Deepwater berths: 11
Container cranes: 24 (including 19 post-Panamax)
Non-containerized terminals: Includes breakbulk, the Marshall Avenue Auto Facility and the Tacoma Export Marketing Company's grain terminal. Intermodal facilities Railroads |