In mid-May, Port of Portland commissioners approved a 25-year lease of the container and breakbulk facilities at Terminal 6 to International Container Terminal Services Inc., the fourth largest independent container terminal operator in the world. The company operates 18 terminals in 13 countries, and Portland will be its first terminal in the United States. Under…
Monday, May 3, marked the first official day in the new headquarters building for more than 450 Port of Portland employees. Staff from the downtown Portland headquarters and the airport terminal consolidated in offices situated on three floors built atop the new seven-story long-term parking garage at Portland International Airport. The Port is hosting its first…
The $129 million regional distribution hub that FedEx Ground constructed at the Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park has yet to open its doors for business, but it has already earned its first award. L to R: Todd Predmore, Skanska USA Building; Scott DePoy, FedEx Ground; Ryan Parker, Port of Portland; Firyal Kassim, FedEx Ground; Joe Mollusky,…
Thanks to companies like United Stationers Supply Co., Rivergate Industrial District has been one of the most successful industrial submarkets in the Portland area this year. United Stationers recently entered into a long-term lease at Rivergate Corporate Center III for 195,510 square feet. United Stationers is a leading North American wholesale distributor of business products,…
Bill Wyatt, executive director for the Port of Portland, testified before a Senate subcommittee on April 29 to emphasize the importance of seaports to the nation’s exports and to identify existing transportation infrastructure constraints that threaten to hamper growth. Wyatt joined fellow port officials and industry leaders involved with trade and transportation for a hearing…
Starting July 11, a new international shipping service by Westwood Shipping Lines will connect regional exporters with direct access to ports in Japan. The monthly service will have space for more than 200 containers per month. A six-month initial agreement with an option to extend for an additional year provides potential to quickly increase the…
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…
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…
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…
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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