Cargo ships sporting the MOL logo will soon be passing through the Port of Seattle for the first time since 2008, as the New World Alliance starts a new route through Seattle on May 21.
The new MOL route, which will sail from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., and then on to Tokyo and China, should offer more outbound space for state exports of agricultural and forest products.
Export growth has been significant for the ports of Seattle and Tacoma during the last few years. In 2011 the Port of Seattle exported a record 761,450 full containers.