Month: January 2012

For the second year in a row, the Port of Portland handled the third most tonnage on record as 2011 totals improved upon results for 2010. Tonnage represents the total volume of all cargo that travels through the Port. The year-end report shows a two percent increase, with approximately 13.4 million tons handled.   Growth…

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A ship loaded with the first Ford vehicles to be exported through the Port of Portland is making its way across the Pacific Ocean, bound for South Korea. This initial export shipment marks the first of many at the Auto Warehousing Company (AWC) facility at Terminal 6 in Rivergate Industrial District.   Longshore workers loaded…

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Tuesday, Jan. 31, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oregon Historical Society Pavilion 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland   Portland Harbor Partnership kicks off its first ever On the Waterfront education series on Jan. 31 to explain and illustrate how the Willamette River plays a key role in the environment, economy, culture and recreational lives of Oregonians….

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Maritime Heritage Coalition Brown Bag Lunch Tuesday, Jan. 17, 12 to 1 p.m. Portland Building Auditorium, 1120 SW Fifth Ave, Portland   The City of Portland’s Office of Healthy Working Rivers is hosting a brown bag lunch session on Tuesday featuring guest speaker Chris Finks, President of Portland’s newly-formed Martime Heritage Coalition. The event is…

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