In January 2026, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has seen total container volumes (international and domestic) reach 228,166 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) – down 13.9% compared to January 2025, when shippers were front-loading cargo ahead of expected tariffs.
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Full container imports decreased 16% whilst full container exports were flat, but up 10.2% over January 2022 when exports were impacted by equipment and capacity shortages.
Breakbulk volumes increased 42.2% to 34,134 metric tons due to increased vessel calls vs. January 2025 because of timing. Car volumes were down 2.5% to 19,426 units from 19,925 units in January 2025.
The Ocean Alliance (CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, Evergreen, and OOCL) will continue to serve the NWSA with four strings. The CPNW service will return to a Seattle first port of call (FPOC), and the COSCO CPV service will add a call in Vietnam, adding capacity for that important market.
The Premier Alliance (HMM, ONE, and Yang Ming) will maintain three services. The FP2 will switch to a Tacoma FPOC, which should improve schedule reliability. For westbound routing, Tokyo and Kobe will be serviced by the PN3 service instead of the FP2 service.
In June 2026, the ESL/UWL SCX service, which serves Ho Chi Minh City and Shekou, will change from a fortnightly to weekly service, increasing capacity in the gateway. The Gemini Cooperation (Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk), MSC, SM Line, and Swire Shipping will maintain their existing services.