The Port Authority container challenge is one of the Season 5 Trials running in ARC Raiders from August 4 through August 10, 2026. It rewards you for looting a specific building on the Riven Tides map rather than fighting, which makes it one of the lower-risk ways to farm Trials points this week. The catch is that everything hinges on picking the right location, the right map condition, and getting out alive.
Quick answer: Load into Riven Tides on the normal condition, reach the Port Authority building on the northern beach, and open or interact with 20 containers worth 200 points each, then extract through the Seaside Elevator to lock in three stars.
How many containers you need for three stars
Every container you crack open in Port Authority is worth a flat 200 points. Hitting three stars means reaching 4,000 points, so you need to open or interact with 20 containers in total. The trial also counts interactions with containers that are already open, so touch every lootable element you pass instead of skipping the ones a previous squad already searched.
| Action | Value |
|---|---|
| Open one container | 200 points |
| Interact with an already-opened container | Counts toward progress |
| Containers needed for three stars | 20 |
| Total score for three stars | 4,000 points |
Points only bank once you make it back to Speranza. If you die before extracting, the entire run’s progress on this trial resets to zero, so treat the exit as the real objective.
Recommended loadout
This is a looting trial, but Port Authority has persistent ARC threats, so bring a strong primary weapon to clear them fast and to handle the occasional PvP encounter. A survivable kit matters more than firepower here.
| Slot | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Primary weapon | Anvil, Bettina, or Renegade |
| Ammo | Four stacks each |
| Shield | Medium Shield |
| Utility | Shield Rechargers |
| Healing | Bandages or Vita Spray |
| Optional | Snap Hook |
Where Port Authority is on Riven Tides
Port Authority sits toward the northern side of Riven Tides, right on the beach. Lock your destination to Riven Tides and choose the normal map condition. Avoid the Beachcombing condition, which raises the odds of running into other players and heavier ARC activity while you are trying to loot in peace.
Enemies to clear before looting the second floor
The upper level is where this trial gets dangerous. An ARC Turret and a Shredder patrol the second floor, and you should take them down one at a time with your primary weapon before you try to interact with any containers up there. Rushing straight to the loot while they are active is the fastest way to lose your run.
Aerial ARC units also drift through this area, so keep an eye on the sky and stay hidden when you can rather than trading fire with them out in the open.
| Area | Threats |
|---|---|
| Second floor | ARC Turret and Shredder |
| Overhead airspace | Vaporizers and Rocketeers |
How to extract and confirm the trial completed
The Seaside Elevator sits just south of Port Authority, which makes it the natural exit once you have opened enough containers. Its proximity is the main reason this POI is efficient, since you are never far from a safe extract after farming your points.
You can check progress at any point through the Logbook and Trials menu, where the container count climbs by 200 with each open. Once you reach 20 containers and successfully return to Speranza, the trial registers as three stars and the points count toward your weekly total. If your score did not move after a run, it is almost always because you died before extracting rather than a problem with the containers themselves.
With the window closing on August 10, 2026, a couple of clean loops through Port Authority on the normal condition are enough to bank the full score and free you up for the rest of the week’s Trials.
