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Tacoma

UN/LOCODE USTIW · United States · Americas · WA

Reference

Coordinates: 47.2455013, -122.438329
Time zone: America/New_YorkUTC -05:00observes DST
Local currency: USD— US Dollar
Languages: en
Nearest airport: TIWTacoma Narrows Airport~11 km
Electricity: 120 V60 Hzplugs A, B(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: CfaHumid subtropical
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1--4----
seaport · airport

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

VTS Puget Sound / Tacoma Traffic

VHF: Ch 14 / 16
Phone: +1 253 383 9422
Web: www.portoftacoma.com

P&I correspondents

· Keesal Young & Logan Seattle
· Miller Nash Seattle
· Lane Powell Seattle

Port agents

· Norton Lilly Tacoma
· GAC USA Pacific Northwest
· Inchcape USA Tacoma

ISPS security level (normal): 1

Puget Sound pilotage applies; Tideflats industrial complex; coal and container export; shared VTS with Seattle; ECA zone.

Helplines for seafarers in United States

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

NAMMA — North American Maritime Ministry Association
Americas · Office hours · en
📞 +1 414 446 0800 [email protected]www.namma.org
Apostleship of the Sea — USA (Stella Maris USA)
Americas · Office hours · en, es
📞 +1 202 541 3035 [email protected]www.usccb.org/offices/pastoral-care-migrants-refugees-travelers/apostleship-sea
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA)
Americas · Mon-Fri 9-17 ET · en
📞 +1 410 269 1100 [email protected]www.mebaunion.org
Seafarers International Union (SIU) — USA
Americas · Mon-Fri 9-17 ET · en
📞 +1 301 899 0675 www.seafarers.org
Stella Maris USA (Apostleship of the Sea of the United States)
Americas · Mon-Fri 9-17 CT, port chaplains 24/7 · en, es
📞 +1 504 581 1693 [email protected]stellamarisusa.org
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US)
Americas · 24/7 · en, es
📞 988 988lifeline.org

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Port-state-control region: uscg MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (14)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (US)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (US)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (USD)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (USD)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (US)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (America/New_York)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (America/New_York)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (US)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1--4----)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (America/New_York)retrieved 2026-05-06
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (TIW)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q199797)retrieved 2026-05-07
osm_relation_id · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q199797)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (US)retrieved 2026-05-07

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