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At their June 2 meeting, The Northwest Seaport Alliance Managing Members will take action on a request to fund and authorize a two-year cargo and service incentive program. The $30 million incentive program aims to help protect NWSA rail volume levels, encourage growth in international intermodal rail volume, and incentivize consistent international ocean container and intermodal rail services in the gateway.
Managing Members will also take dual action on a request for the NWSA and the Port of Tacoma to enter an interlocal agreement for the Port to use approximately 4.8 acres of the Taylor Way “Log Dock” site for work tied to the Blair Waterway Program. The site would be used for sediment transload, dewatering and other related activities.
During the meeting, Managing Members will also vote to approve $558,000 in total funding for work related to the Husky Crane North Vault Plug-In Project. The project aims to energize additional crane infrastructure at Husky to enable crane relocation, helping maximize crane operating reach and improve terminal operations.
In addition, Managing Members will also take action on funding requests for two improvement projects at Terminal 18 in Seattle. View the full agenda.
The June 2 public session begins at noon. Meetings are streamed live on 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. on Monday, June 1, 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.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance and Husky Terminal welcomed the inaugural vessel under a revised port rotation of the FP2 service to Tacoma on May 9, marking a significant opportunity for increased discretionary cargo for the gateway and faster inland service for customers.
The debut call of the shifted FP2 service, now calling Tacoma first instead of Vancouver, provided proof the NWSA gateway is delivering on the speed, reliability and inland reach it has committed to customers.
During the operation, cargo discharged from the ONE Owl was quickly transferred to rail at the NWSA-operated North Intermodal Yard. The first train was loaded within hours of vessel arrival, and all import rail cargo was loaded within 48 hours of discharge. This timetable was fast enough to put imports on track to reach Chicago before the vessel arrived at its second port of call in Vancouver. Learn more.
Northwest Seaport Alliance breakbulk volume is up 24% through April due to strong industrial demand. Year-to-date breakbulk cargo has reached 125,411 metric tons.
Terminal 46 in Seattle is seeing increased auto traffic because of congestion at Canadian auto ports. Between late April and May, 1,454 Subaru vehicles and 2,150 Hyundai vehicles were discharged and, after a few weeks, were loaded back onto vessels bound for Canada.
Operations like this highlight the strong coordination required among vessels, terminal operators, labor partners and logistics partners to keep global supply chains moving. Great work by the members of ILWU Local 19, 52 and 98 to get these vehicles moved and the job completed! Read more.
The NWSA hosted our annual Peak Planning meeting earlier this month, bringing together more than 100 leaders from across the transportation and logistics supply chain.
This year’s discussion centered on best practices for navigating a successful peak ocean shipping season, with a deeper dive into shipping data, forecast surveys and actionable insights to help guide planning across the gateway.
Through a mix of panels, data-driven discussions and peer exchange, participants identified opportunities to strengthen collaboration, improve cargo flow and ensure readiness for the upcoming peak season.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to another impactful event.
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition held its 38th annual meeting in Tacoma earlier this month. The event, which is the largest annual gathering of U.S. agriculture importers and exporters, has been held in Tacoma since 2018.
Over 550 people, representing agricultural and forest product shippers, port authorities, ocean carriers, motor carriers, 3PLs and industry associations, attended this year’s event.
While the event is a great networking and learning opportunity, it also generates tens of thousands of dollars in tax revenue for the local economy each year.
As part of the event, the NWSA had the opportunity to address attendees during the meeting, host a reception and facilitated terminal tours to highlight the NWSA gateway.
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