Port of Portland, Stakeholders Deliver Container Service Business Plan

Port of Portland, Stakeholders Deliver Container Service Business Plan

On Aug. 23, the Port of Portland, backed by a coalition of stakeholders dedicated to marine container shipping in Oregon, delivered to Gov. Tina Kotek a business plan outlining how to maintain container service at Terminal 6, the state’s only international container terminal. The report illustrates how essential marine container shipping at T6 is to Oregon businesses, and in its findings, underscores the need for public investment to keep container shipping in service as the port continues seeking a third-party operator. Kotek requested the business plan following her pledge to provide financial support to maintain container service, which the port…
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Port of Portland Reverses Decision to End Cargo Handling at Terminal 6

Port of Portland Reverses Decision to End Cargo Handling at Terminal 6

The Port of Portland, which in mid-April said that it was halting cargo handling services at Terminal 6 later this year due to a funding shortfall, has reversed its decision following an expected new cash infusion from the Oregon state Legislature. A proposal issued May 16 by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek includes $35 million for the port from her 2025-2027 proposed budget and $5 million in funding that’s expected to be requested at the September meeting of the state Legislature’s Emergency Board. Each expenditure would need lawmakers’ approval. “After the Port of Portland’s April announcement that container service would end…
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Port of Portland Halting Terminal 6 Container Service

Port of Portland Halting Terminal 6 Container Service

The Port of Portland said April 15 that it plans to discontinue container service at Terminal 6 on Oct. 1 due to an inability to fund operations. In a letter to Terminal 6 shippers, the port’s Chief Trade and Economic Development Officer, Keith Leavitt wrote: “Despite the progress and effort we have made over the last year to create a financially sustainable path for container service at Terminal 6, I am sorry to say the third-party lease we were pursuing will not go forward at this time.” Securing that lease was key to keeping the container business going and the…
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Auto Import Business Launches Port of Portland’s Terminal 6

Auto Import Business Launches Port of Portland’s Terminal 6

Port of Portland's Terminal 6 has begun processing hundreds of new auto imports, the Oregon port announced March 6. Earlier this month, dockworkers received about 3,100 General Motors vehicles built in China and South Korea, including Buick Envision, Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trailblazers from the ro/ro cargo vessel Dong-A Metis at Berth 601. Most were routed by Burlington Northern and Union Pacific to inland destinations within the U.S., the port said. “From the longshore workers unloading the ships to the folks moving the imports to rail cars destined for the Midwest, this new business further solidifies the port as a…
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Port of Portland Receives Terminal 6 Project Grant

Port of Portland Receives Terminal 6 Project Grant

An effort to boost capacity at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6 has received major financial support. The Oregon Department of Transportation recently awarded the port $7.37 million in funding for Portland’s Marine Terminal 6 Capacity project, the port revealed May 31. Terminal 6, the state’s only ocean container terminal and a vital connection for trade, is approaching capacity. The work involved bolstering pavement structure at Berth 607 to allow for five-high container stacks, as well as stormwater infrastructure and high-mast lighting. “Our aggressive efforts to grow business at T6 during the last five years have paid off,” port Chief…
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