In 2016, more than 50,000 exports moved through the Port of Portland – making it No. 1 for auto exports on the U.S. West Coast. When you combine imports and exports, a total of 291,000 vehicles rolled through the Port’s terminals to foreign markets and from domestic manufacturers. The numbers, compiled in the Port’s annual…
Go behind the scenes of the Oregon Dredge with Captain Mark Stilwell in this Oregon Business feature. Stilwell leads our crew working to maintain the Columbia River navigation channel to 43 feet, allowing larger ships to carry more cargo. He started as a deckhand 36 years ago! Photo above: Dredge Captain Mark Stilwell is featured in…
The Port owns and operates the Dredge Oregon, a non-propelled cutter suction dredge used to maintain the Columbia River navigation channel to 43 feet. A well-maintained channel allows larger ships to carry more cargo, supporting trade and jobs in our region. For the past four months, the crew has been working on channel maintenance to…
The site safety and health officer of the Dredge Oregon captured this video riding out the weekend’s heavy storms a few miles upriver from Tongue Point in Astoria on the Columbia River. When at work maintaining the navigation channel, the Dredge framework includes thousands of feet of floating pipe that is simply too large to…
Coordinated efforts create outlet for Oregon agricultural producers Piggybacking on the success of the Upriver Container Barge-Rail Shuttle program, Northwest Container Service announced they would increase rail service from twice a month to weekly starting in April. The improvement will benefit shippers in Central and Eastern Oregon. The Port of Portland and other stakeholders have…
At nearly 900,000 tons, February was the best month for tonnage the Port of Portland has seen in over a year, driven by a very successful month for bulk minerals and grains. Bulk shipments rose 12 percent for the month lead by Columbia Export Terminal (48 percent over January), the highest volume month since August…
January 11, 2016 – Fran Breeding’s New Year’s Eve went beyond the typical festivities of party hats, champagne and watching the ball drop. That night, the financial analyst was appointed to serve as a Port of Skamania County commissioner, after months of canvassing and campaigning. Here, she weighs in on the challenges and synergies of…
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