Deep Water and Inland Seaports Print E-mail

Freight moves efficiently to and from seaports via major interstate highways and four inland railroad routes. The Port of Seattle is located closer to Asia than any other U.S. container port.

 

Deepwater/Inland Seaports
Name of Seaport (Ownership Name) Maximum depth of waterway Maximum depth of berths # of large ship berths # of cranes for off-loading cargo Maximum lifting weight of largest crane
Port of Pasco 14` 14` 0 1 50 S/T
Port of Everett 55` 40` 6 2 40 L/T
Port of Seattle 51` MLLW 51` MLLW 13 20 100 L/T
Port of Tacoma 51` MLLW 51` MLLW 11* 22 60 S/T**

*with 1 for Ro-ro ships

**plus mobile cranes available to lift several tons, floating cranes available for several hundred tons.