Port of Tacoma News declares volumes improved 20 percent year to date through October, even as peak shipping season began winding down.

Total container volumes improved 34 percent over the same month last year, with 165,173 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) crossing Tacoma’s terminals.

Full import containers improved 26 percent year to date, while full exports grew nearly 17 percent. For the year, container volumes increased nearly 14 percent to 1,387,761 TEUs.

Meanwhile, intermodal lifts and breakbulk cargo volumes showed continued improvement last month. Intermodal lifts grew 30 percent year to date, reflecting the Port’s growing container volumes, and continued high demand for machinery and construction equipment overseas drove breakbulk volumes up 91 percent on the year