Waterfront Seafood Processing Facility - Port of Ilwaco, WA
Waterfront Seafood Processing Facility at the Port of Ilwaco, Washington
On NextCompany since August 30, 2026 (46 days)
WA area
Business overview
This seafood processing complex sits on the Baker Bay waterfront at the Port of Ilwaco in Pacific County, Washington. It operates on a long-term port lease that runs, with renewals, through 2046. Five structures total 47,773 square feet of gross building area on a 117,131 square foot site zoned M-1 Light Industrial. They include a 20,510 square foot cold-storage processing warehouse and a processing building on a wood-pile pier over the water. Refrigeration includes a 3,900 square foot freezer, two more freezers, and a 616 square foot flash freezer. The dock offloads four vessels at once, and dredged access accommodates larger vessels than the nearby Port of Chinook.
The asking price is $5,250,000. The sale includes crab butchering lines, fillet conveyors, offload systems, ammonia refrigeration compressors, plate freezers, and forklifts. Established customer relationships, permits, and cold-chain infrastructure transfer with the facility.
Who is a good fit for this business
- Seafood processors who serve larger fleets and need dredged, four-vessel offload access.
- Strategic buyers who want to add cold-storage and crab processing capacity on the Washington coast.
- Operators who can put a permitted, fully equipped plant back to full throughput.
Details
- Reason for selling
- Other business interests
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a seafood processing complex on the Baker Bay waterfront at the Port of Ilwaco in Pacific County, Washington. It operates under a long-term port lease that is renewable through 2046. Highway 101 access sits about 1,200 feet to the north.
Five structures total 47,773 square feet of gross building area on a 117,131 square foot site zoned M-1 Light Industrial. They include a 20,510 square foot cold-storage processing warehouse with 16,140 square feet of mezzanine storage. A processing building on a wood-pile pier extends over the water and holds a processing area of about 5,000 square feet.
The refrigeration system includes a 3,900 square foot freezer, two additional freezers, and a 616 square foot flash freezer, serviced on a routine post-season schedule. Expanded brine freezing capacity doubled crab-section throughput. The dock offloads four vessels at the same time.
The sale includes processing, offloading, refrigeration, and material-handling equipment. Highlights include crab butchering lines, fillet conveyors, offload systems, ammonia refrigeration compressors, plate freezers, forklifts, and support infrastructure. The processing area has a craneway, ceiling drops, and power and compressed air throughout.
It is the only processing facility at the port with dredged access that can accommodate larger vessels than the nearby Port of Chinook. A recently completed bulkhead improvement, developed through a multi-party port partnership, improved vehicle access and vessel mooring. Updated second-floor offices and dock-high loading support operations.