That looks like Terminal 30, which paused operations at the beginning of the year until further notice due to waste water quality regulations. This was an operational pause planned as long ago as August 2024. Additional traffic is being rerouted to other terminals and to Tacoma.
Additionally, as this article from 2024 describes, the causes for the cargo slump despite a 10 year plan to increase ship traffic at the Seattle ports are multi-faceted and has been an ongoing issue, with the tariffs only being among the concerns, and quite a recent one.
Also the vessel in the picture is a United States Coast Guard Vessel and not a container/cargo vessel.
Me personally, after having observed the shipping ports in Singapore and Malaysia, the Seattle port has always seemed lackluster.
charliespannaway on April 27th, 2025 at 06:23 UTC »
Same as our store shelves in a few weeks?
Mohingan on April 27th, 2025 at 07:38 UTC »
Checked it out myself on marine traffic, one cargo ship from Busan currently docked and one vehicle carrier from Hawaii. Winning is right.
BeltfedHappiness on April 27th, 2025 at 09:58 UTC »
That looks like Terminal 30, which paused operations at the beginning of the year until further notice due to waste water quality regulations. This was an operational pause planned as long ago as August 2024. Additional traffic is being rerouted to other terminals and to Tacoma.
Additionally, as this article from 2024 describes, the causes for the cargo slump despite a 10 year plan to increase ship traffic at the Seattle ports are multi-faceted and has been an ongoing issue, with the tariffs only being among the concerns, and quite a recent one.
Also the vessel in the picture is a United States Coast Guard Vessel and not a container/cargo vessel.
Me personally, after having observed the shipping ports in Singapore and Malaysia, the Seattle port has always seemed lackluster.