Cargo Business Newswire

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Port of Seattle records third-biggest box-handling year

The Port of Seattle announced it posted the third-busiest-ever year ever in its history in 2011, handling 2.03 million TEUs, down slightly from 2010’s record-breaking year of 2.1 million TEUs.

The port attributed growth in exports and its cargo-handling infrastructure for its success last year.

“We have the capacity and the facilities to handle 10,000 or more TEU container ships, we have excellent intermodal infrastructure and regional distribution facilities, and we continue to work with our customers collaboratively to keep the business here,” said Linda Styrk, Seattle’s managing director of the seaport.