On 26 June 2002, "K" Line's container vessel "YM Tacoma" arrived at YICT to commence its new US service named PNW.
PNW service calls at YICT every Wednesday with the routing sequence of Hong Kong, Yantian, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Tacoma, Vancouver and Portland. The inaugural vessel, "YM Tacoma" measures 276 metres long and holds a shipping capacity of 3,720 TEU. Moreover, "K" Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin and Senator also have slot charter arrangement on the service.