<p>The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total year-to-date container volumes through September are up 4 percent, led by a 7 percent increase in international volumes.</p>

<p>The Northwest Seaport Alliance, the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma are pleased to partner with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to offer veterans expedited and preferential hiring, as well as locational preference to ensure a job right here in Puget Sound.</p>

<p>The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s managing members have scheduled two public meetings to consider the alliance’s 2018 budget and finance plan.</p>

<p>When consumers around the world enjoy wild Alaskan halibut or sockeye salmon, the fish likely journeyed through one of the ports of The Northwest Seaport Alliance. Seafood is one of the top export commodities shipped out of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, with a total value in 2016 of $637.9 million.</p>

<p>SSA Marine has taken over stevedoring and terminal services for Matson at The Northwest Seaport Alliance Tacoma terminal.</p>

<p><img class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/_95a0080.jpg?itok=Aaho10v9" width="480" height="320" alt="" title="" />John Wolfe, CEO of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, received the <a href="http://containerization.org/2017-connieaward-lb-pressrelease" target="_blank">2017 Connie Award</a> presented by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute in Long Beach, California, on Tuesday, Sept. 19.</p>

<p><img alt="Containers" class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/28022010_containers_01.jpg?itok=IOrdqW6q" width="332" height="480" title="" />The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total year-to-date container volumes through August increased 5 percent while total monthly volumes for the gateway improved 6 percent over August 2016.</p>

<p><img alt="Cargo" class="media-element file-full" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="//www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/dsc_0063.jpg?itok=CPzyTT6p" width="480" height="318" title="" />The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total year-to-date container volumes increased 5 percent while total volumes for the gateway declined 1 percent in July.</p>

The Northwest Seaport Alliance ranked highest on the U.S. West Coast and second overall in the West Coast category in Logistics Management’s 2017 Q