Month: October 2014

It was forty years ago today that Terminal 6 opened to the public for a formal dedication ceremony – and the “most modern container facility on the Pacific Coast” was officially open for business. On the morning of October 31, 1974, plans called for Oregon Governor Tom McCall and Portland Mayor Neil Goldschmidt to drive…

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Portland is already the largest gateway on the U.S. West Coast for bulk mineral exports, and that gateway is about to get more efficient and diversified with the expansion of the Canpotex Limited (Canpotex) potash export facility at the Port of Portland’s marine Terminal 5 in the Rivergate Industrial District. Canpotex, through its wholly owned…

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In August, the Port of Portland welcomed two students from Inha University in South Korea, as part of the Port’s successful internship program with Korea. Claire Kim, a senior at Inha and Sooyoun Lee, a junior, are studying logistics – while learning the fundamentals of the Port during their four month stay. Rotating through many different…

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