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: 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.