Company Profile for Port of Tacoma.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) A major gateway to Asia and Alaska Alaska (əlă`skə), largest in area of the United States but third smallest (exceeding only Vermont and Wyoming) in population, occupying the northwest extremity of the North American continent, separated from the coterminous United States , the Port of Tacoma A major gateway to Asia and Alaska, the Port of Tacoma is a leading North American seaport, handling more than $35.6 billion in annual trade and nearly 2.1 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent container Units) in 2006. is the largest container port in the Pacific Northwest and the sixth-largest in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , handling more than 1.47 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit "containers") in 2002. Other major freight categories include automobiles, bulk cargoes That which is generally shipped in volume where the transportation conveyance is the only external container; such as liquids, ore, or grain. , breakbulk and project/heavy lift cargoes. This activity contributes to $471 million in annual wages in Pierce County Pierce County is the name of five counties in the United States:
Company: Port of Tacoma
Headquarters Address: One Sitcum Plaza
Tacoma, WA 98421
Main Telephone: 253-383-5841
Website: www.portoftacoma.com
Type of Organization: Government
Industry: Transport
Key Executives: Executive Director: Andrea Riniker
Deputy Executive Director: Timothy Farrell
Public Relations
Contact: Michael Wasem
Phone: 253-383-9436
Email: mwasem@portoftacoma.com
Public Relations
Contact: Rod Koon
Phone: 253-383-9462
Email: rkoon@portoftacoma.com
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