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At their March 6 meeting, The Northwest Seaport Alliance Managing Members will take action on updates to South Intermodal Yard leases with Union Pacific and BNSF railroads.
Managing Members will also take action on an amendment to the Terminal 5 Lease Agreement with SSA Terminals, LLC to extend the completion date of the Container Yard Expansion Project to on or before Dec. 31, 2026.
In addition, Managing Members will receive cargo and operations updates during the Friday meeting.
View the full agenda
The meeting begins at 10 a.m. Meetings are streamed live from the NWSA’s website.
To deliver comments during the public comment portion of the meeting, please send an email to nwsacomment@nwseaportalliance.com by 9 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2026, that includes your name, the telephone number you will be calling from and the agenda topic you wish to speak to. Please include “speaker” in the subject line. Written comments may be submitted to the same email address and will be provided to the commissioners.
This month’s meeting was rescheduled from March 3 to March 6. Click here to see the regular meeting schedule for 2026.
 The Northwest Seaport Alliance, alongside terminal operator partner SSA Terminals, celebrated the completion of two strategic infrastructure projects at Terminal 5: a modernized gate complex that doubles truck queuing capacity and expanded refrigerated container capacity.
These multimillion-dollar upgrades improve truck flow and terminal efficiency, reduce congestion and supports Washington’s agricultural exporters by increasing capacity for temperature-sensitive exports. This means smoother operations, better support for perishable cargo and a stronger gateway in the Pacific Northwest.
These projects are among the final efforts to complete the Terminal 5 Modernization Program, a major upgrade to ensure the facility is big-ship ready and competitive in a global market.
Read the press release and watch the full press conference here.
 January 2026 breakbulk volumes reached 34,134 metric tons, an increase of 42.2% due to increased vessel calls vs. January 2025 because of timing.
Total container volume (international and domestic) in January reached 228,166 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), down 13.9% compared to January 2025, when shippers were frontloading cargo ahead of expected tariffs. Full imports decreased 16%. Full exports were flat, but up 10.2% over January 2022 when exports were impacted by equipment and capacity shortages.
View the full January 2026 cargo reports here.
 The Northwest Seaport Alliance joined the Port of Benton, Port of Pasco and Port of Walla Walla in signing an interlocal agreement to develop an Inland Logistics Hub in the Tri-Cities region of southeastern Washington. The partnership establishes a framework for joint efforts to enhance international trade, expand cargo movement and strengthen Washington state’s supply chain infrastructure.
The envisioned Inland Logistics Hub will leverage existing regional assets, including available industrial-zoned land and access to Class I railroads and major highways with direct connections to the coastal seaport. The hub will also support the development of new logistics capabilities, including intermodal transfer operations, distribution and warehousing facilities and barge facilities with access to the Columbia-Snake River system.
The ports view an Inland Logistics Hub as a vehicle to drive increased economic development and job creation across urban and rural Washington communities, improve export access for eastern Washington agricultural and industrial products, and attract new businesses involved in global trade to the state.
Read the full press release here.
 More than 1,600 vehicles were offloaded from the Wisteria Ace at Terminal 46 in Seattle on Monday. The vehicles will be reloaded onto the Istra Ace on Friday, March 6 for transport to New Westminster, Canada.
Check the full NWSA vessel schedule and calendar here.
 The Northwest Seaport Alliance staff greeted truck drivers coming into Terminal 5 with breakfast sandwiches and goody bags filled with snacks and NWSA resource information to say thank you for their hard work and dedication moving cargo through our gateway.
We appreciate your hard work and dedication. Thank you!
Stay tuned for our next trucker driver appreciation event.
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