Join us to find out what’s happening at the Port of Tacoma. In about five minutes, we’ll catch you up on news from Pierce County’s working waterfront. New editions will be posted here each month.
Working Waterfront: December 2025
The Northwest Seaport Alliance begins using an electric forklift to move breakbulk cargo, the Port of Tacoma updates its clean air implementation plan, a new way to understand the difference between the Port and the Tideflats, and improving watershed health through chum chucking.
Working Waterfront: November 2025
Celebrating ten years of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, enrollment opens for Tacoma Public Schools’ Maritime|253 skills center, the Port of Tacoma’s new investment in a seamanship readiness program, and more than three thousand people participate in Touch-a-Truck.
Working Waterfront: October 2025
Workers at the Maritime Center place the final beam and new animation shows how the project will look when it’s finished. Plus, nearly 1,800 people take free boat tours of the Port of Tacoma.
Working Waterfront: September 2025
A shore power celebration at Husky Terminal, new progress building the Maritime Center, women tour the Port of Tacoma to learn about careers in the trades, and free public boat tours.
Working Waterfront: August 2025
The Port of Tacoma joins summer events across Pierce County, zero-emission trucks are coming to the Seattle-Tacoma gateway, the Port Maritime Center project earns a Salmon-Safe certification, and a celebration of Port retirees.
Working Waterfront: July 2025
A new economic impact report details how the Port of Tacoma supports thousands of jobs, shore power launches at Husky Terminal to reduce vessel emissions, the Port hosts an exercise for regional first responders, and a gnome and fairy walk in a Port habitat site.
Working Waterfront: June 2025
Pierce County Construction Career Day introduces students to the trades, a new way to track cargo volumes in Tacoma and Seattle, a Port of Tacoma habitat site gets national attention, and a student art show at the Port.
Working Waterfront: May 2025
Progress on the SR167 Completion Project, a new maritime gallery opens in Gig Harbor, the Port of Tacoma joins the Daffodil Festival, and Fife students share their Port-inspired artwork.
Working Waterfront: April 2025
A historic marine cargo partnership announced between The Northwest Seaport Alliance and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, a golden shovel ceremony for an Orting pedestrian bridge supported by the Port of Tacoma, the launch of Ports and Popcorn, and recruiting summer interns.
Working Waterfront: March 2025
Foundation work begins at the Port Maritime Center, replacing railroad track switches, progress on the SR167 Completion Project, and community photos from Monkeyshines.
Working Waterfront: February 2025
A groundbreaking for the Port Maritime Center, NWSA cargo volumes up, Port bus tours launch for 2024, and making glass floats for Monkeyshines.
Working Waterfront: January 2025
Preparing for the Blair Waterway deepening, a milestone in planning the future of the Tacoma Tideflats, new Port of Tacoma Commission officers for 2025, and chum chucking in a Port habitat site.
Working Waterfront: December 2024
Final approval of the Port Maritime Center project, young people learn construction skills from Palmer Pathways, a visit to Tacoma Rail, and an appreciation of everyone who shares #ItsaBeautifulDay photos!
Working Waterfront: November 2024
Environmental remediation work begins at the Port Maritime Center site, an electric yard truck joins the Port of Tacoma fleet, and the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad is expanding with a Port economic development investment.
Working Waterfront: October 2024
New plants create an early warning system for invasive pests, a Pierce County business is honored for excellence in global trade, interns reflect on their summer at the Port of Tacoma, and more than two thousand people participate in Touch-a-Truck.
Working Waterfront: September 2024
Nearly 1,000 people take the Port of Tacoma’s boat tours, new animation of the Port Maritime Center, more electric vehicles join the fleet, and a Puyallup concert in the park.
Working Waterfront: August 2024
The Port of Tacoma switches to renewable diesel, young people learn about the maritime industry and improve Port habitat sites, and a busy summer of community activities.
Working Waterfront: July 2024
The summer outreach season begins across Pierce County, the Port leads a new effort to prepare for emergencies, maritime emissions around Puget Sound are declining, and the Port celebrates Pride.
Working Waterfront: June 2024
Pierce County Career Construction Day, the Port of Tacoma makes new investments in local economic development, three businesses awarded for environmental excellence, and counting birds in Port habitat sites.
Working Waterfront: May 2024
An open house for the Port Maritime Center, the largest-capacity cargo ship yet arrives in Tacoma, International Day for Women in Maritime, and a beach cleanup with a twist.
Working Waterfront: April 2024
The first conceptual designs of the Port Maritime Center, removing invasive ivy from a Port of Tacoma habitat site, a new gallery enclosure at the Harbor History Museum, and the Daffodil Festival Royal Court tours the Port.
Working Waterfront: March 2024
Evaluating the site of the future Port Maritime Center, a voyage aboard the Youth Marine Foundation’s new training vessel, and a Lunar New Year celebration.
Working Waterfront: February 2024
Growing the workforce of the future, an update on the Port Maritime Center project, new EVs join the fleet, and the Port of Tacoma participates in Monkeyshines.
Working Waterfront: January 2024
See the latest on plans for a new Port Maritime Center, deepening the Blair Waterway, and decarbonization efforts at the Port of Tacoma.