Port Westward’s Beaver Dock Back in Service

Port Westward’s Beaver Dock Back in Service

Commercial operations have returned to Beaver Dock at Port Westward Industrial Park in Oregon after a barge damaged the dock last November. A tug and barge not associated with Port Westward were heading up the Columbia River on Nov. 12 when they crashed into the dock, destroying about 100 feet of downstream approach and damaging several pipelines, none of which leaked product, according to the Port of Columbia County. Crews have spent the last four months building a new pipe connection and reconstructing a product line, vapor recovery line, inert gas line, fire water line, water discharge line and electrical…
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