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Article: Port of Tacoma.(Brief Article)
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- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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The Port of Tacoma, located on Puget Sound, bills itself as a true "gateway port." That's because the port handles a wide range of imports and exports from all over the world.
Over 70 percent of the port's international container cargo comes from, or is shipped to, the central and eastern regions of North America. Tacoma also handles more than 70 percent of the marine cargo that moves between the lower 48 states and Alaska.
The diverse cargoes are handled at port-owned and -operated facilities as well as terminals operated by lessees and contractors. The largest and fastest growing cargo at the port is containers, which are handled at five container ...