portland News Updates

Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Portland to End Terminal 6 Cargo Container Handling

The Port of Portland will shut down its cargo container handling operation at North Portland’s Terminal 6, saying an effort to lease the site to a third-party operator had fallen through.

April 16, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Portland Must Diversify at Troubled Container Terminal, Study Shows

A comeback is unlikely at the Port of Portland’s container terminal unless other lines of marine shipping business are found to subsidize it, a Port consultant found.

January 11, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Container Shipping Returns to Portland, Ore., on a Limited Basis

Container ships will resume calls to Portland,Ore., in January, though on an extremely limited basis

November 14, 2017
Business

Steady °®¶¹´«Ã½-Price Gains in 20 US Cities Show Tight Inventory

Steady price gains in 20 U.S. cities in May indicate that a tight supply of properties paired with increased demand is boosting home values, according to figures from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller on July 25.

July 25, 2017
Government

Port of Portland Appoints Curtis Robinhold Executive Director

The Port of Portland Commission unanimously selected Curtis Robinhold to succeed his boss as the port's executive director.

May 25, 2017
TCA

Port of Portland Names Leadership Finalists

The Port of Portland has narrowed the field to three in the search for new leadership at an operation that's crucial to economic development throughout the state of Oregon.

April 11, 2017
TCA

Port of Portland to Split With Container Terminal Operator ICTSI

The Port of Portland, Oregon, and the company operating its container terminal have agreed to part ways at the end of March, nearly a year after the terminal was idled by labor strife.

March 3, 2017
Business

Labor Dispute at Port of Portland Halts Container Traffic

A dispute between labor and the private third-party operator of the Port of Portland's container terminal needs to be resolved in federal court before the service is restored in Oregon.

September 26, 2016
Business

Port of Portland Lands New Air Cargo Carrier

A new air cargo carrier announced it would start twice-weekly service to Portland, offering a new route for Oregon goods headed for Asia.

July 18, 2016
Government, Business

Portland, Ore., City Council Approves Trucks-Only Tax

Round one in Portland, Oregon’s plan to tax only trucks went to Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick as the five-member City Council voted unanimously in favor of his plan on May 11.

May 11, 2016