This shipment of soybeans leaves the Louis Dreyfus facility, bound for Taiwan.

The Soy Transportation Coalition visited the Louis Dreyfus grain terminal in Seattle. Pier 86 is a grain export facility primarily exporting corn, soybeans, sorghum and wheat. All grain is received by rail and loaded onto ships for transport across the world.

The dock is 600 feet long with a 73 foot draft. The dock is capable of handling a 1,400 foot vessel. Panamax vessels average 750 feet in length and are the most widely used at this berth.