Pacific Northwest Port Data | 2020 Top 50 Global Freight

2020 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

Freight carriers across the world experienced dramatic market shifts and volume swings in 2020.
The new trade deal between U.S., Mexico and Canada provides market certainty for North American trade.
The world’s largest freight carriers have navigated unprecedented circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Rankings

 

Pacific Northwest

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
International Port of Dutch Harbor Unalaska Island, Alaska container NA 1,652,281
Northwest Seaport Alliance Seattle and Tacoma, Wash. container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger, air cargo NA 48,895,277
Port Nikiski Nikiski, Alaska liquid bulk NA 4,173,279
Port of Anacortes Anacortes, Wash. container, dry bulk, air cargo, special project cargo, passenger NA 11,038,886
Port of Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, air cargo, passenger NA 3,252,349
Port of Coos Bay Coos Bay, Ore. container NA 2,344,508
Port of Grays Harbor Grays Harbor, Wash. container, break bulk, liquid bulk, air cargo NA 2,755,772
Port of Kalama Kalama, Wash. container NA 15,796,458
Port of Kivalina Kivalina, Alaska liquid bulk, container, passenger NA 1,359,589
Port of Longview Longview, Wash. container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo NA 13,738,906
Port of Nanaimo Nanaimo, British Columbia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 29,762 4,646,330
Port of Portland Portland, Ore. container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift, air cargo, special project cargo NA 23,228,424
Port of Valdez Valdez, Alaska liquid bulk, container, passenger NA 25,807,750
Port of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, special project cargo, passenger NA 144,168,000
Port of Vancouver Vancouver, Wash. container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift, special projects cargo 3,399 10,527,470
Prince Rupert Harbour Prince Rupert, British Columbia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo, passenger NA 29,512,243

Extras

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Global Freight News

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Evergreen Marine searched in insider trading probe

Evergreen Marine confirmed authorities had searched its premises, adding that the company was fully cooperating with the investigation.

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Amazon agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle U.S. claims that it routinely failed to provide records to help customers who were victims of identity theft.

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Maersk raises profit outlook on solid demand

Maersk upgraded its profit outlook for this year, citing solid demand especially in Asia and a global container market that looks to stay healthy the rest of the year.

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Cargo Ship Attack Tests Reopening of Strait of Hormuz

A ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after several freighters turned around while attempting to cross the vital waterway.

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Competitors such as Walmart and Target scheduled overlapping promotions, boosting traffic and shopping across the web.

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