Month: March 2010

In the future, when visiting the Port’s new offices at Portland International Airport, there will be one piece of decor that you can’t miss; both for its historical value and its prominent position near the 8th floor elevator. The Fairbanks grain scale, which will grace the foyer of the offices, was an integral part of…

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Mark Crosby, the Port’s chief of public safety and security, recently reported on his diplomatic mission to Bangladesh. As an Oregon National Guard lieutenant colonel, Crosby was part of a small team with a mission to establish relationships and recommend future consulting trips through the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. Bangladesh is the seventh most…

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Calculating your carbon dioxide emissions? There’s an app for that. In December, Hanjin Shipping introduced its supply chain carbon calculator. Customers can use it to calculate the amount of CO2 emissions of their cargo per transportation segment – and in total – by inputting the origin, destination and weight of their shipment on the company’s…

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Port directors from throughout the United States converged on San Diego in early February for a national port summit at the invitation of Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and the Maritime Administration. According to the Port of San Diego, the event marked the first time a secretary of transportation had convened a special summit…

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Since 1966, the Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center has offered crew members of visiting vessels a respite from shipboard life. Nestled just across the river at the Port of Vancouver, the 5,000 square-foot center is a home away from home for many sailors visiting the area. In the center’s main room is almost every amenity you…

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