News / US Northwest Seaport Alliance gets major boost in battle against congestion

Source Port of Tacoma

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) can see light at the end of the congestion tunnel.

At the end of last year, vessel unloading had slowed due to the festive holiday and icy weather, but terminals are back to handling multiple ships a day.

And the number of vessels waiting for berth space was down to two or three, mid-week.

Rail flows have been smooth since the two Class I operators that serve the port complex managed to clear their backlogs, but there is ...