Seattle, Tacoma ports launch joint effort to attract more cargo

The ports of Seattle and Tacoma plan to communicate to shippers under a new collaborative agreement between the traditional rivals.
The effort is intended to bring cargo to the region, rather than to one port or the other, to offset growing competition from other ports in Canada and the U.S.
The effort doesn’t mean Seattle and Tacoma will stop competing to attract carriers — the companies that operate cargo ships. But the two ports believe working together to attract shippers — companies that own cargo and hire the carriers — will help the region retain and maybe even increase its share of the cargo market.