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Port of Longview

The Port of Longview is a public deep-water port on the Columbia River in Longview, Washington, that moves cargo by ship, rail and truck.

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The Port of Longview is a public deep-water port in Longview, Washington, on the Columbia River. It sits 66 river miles inland from the Pacific Ocean on the deep-draft Columbia River shipping channel, about 40 miles from Portland, Oregon. It is a unit of local government run by a board of three commissioners, each elected for a six-year term.

The port runs a marine terminal complex where ships and barges load and unload cargo. Union longshore workers operate cranes, forklifts and reach stackers to move the goods. Its cargo includes dry bulk goods such as potash and soda ash, steel, and oversize project cargo such as wind turbine towers and blades. One berth is an export grain terminal.

The Columbia River shipping channel, two major railroads and Interstate 5 all connect to the port. The port is about three miles from Interstate 5, the main highway from Mexico to Canada. Port locomotives move rail cars from the main lines to the terminals. The port also leases industrial land and helps pay for recreation projects in Cowlitz County.

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Composition

what it's made of

  • Marine Terminals — Docks where domestic and international ships and barges arrive and depart.
  • Warehouses and Storage — Covered and open areas that hold cargo before it moves on by truck or rail.
  • Cargo Equipment — Cranes, forklifts and reach stackers run by union workers.
  • Rail Links — Connections to the BNSF and Union Pacific main lines about five miles away.
  • Port District — The area the port serves: the northern two-thirds of Cowlitz County.

Connection

how it relates

Under Lower Columbia Ports and Industry

In place

  1. Columbia Riverstrength 80 of 100

    Ships reach the port along the deep-draft Columbia River shipping channel.

  2. Longview, Washingtonstrength 70 of 100

    The port is located in the city of Longview and is named after it.

Related

  1. Kelso, Washingtonstrength 50 of 100

    The port was first called the Port of Kelso before voters renamed it.

Change

how and why it evolves

Past
In 1921 local voters created the port, which was first called the Port of Kelso. Its early cargo was logs and lumber shipped to Asia, but those exports began to decrease in the 1980s.
Now
Since log exports fell off, the port has turned to steel, bulk and project cargo.
Next
Shipments of wind turbine parts and other oversize cargo will likely stay important to the port's future.

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Port of Longview

The Port of Longview is a public deep-water port on the Columbia River in Longview, Washington, that moves cargo by ship, rail and truck.

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The idea

The Port of Longview is a public deep-water port in Longview, Washington, on the Columbia River. It sits 66 river miles inland from the Pacific Ocean on the deep-draft Columbia River shipping channel, about 40 miles from Portland, Oregon. It is a unit of local government run by a board of three commissioners, each elected for a six-year term.

The port runs a marine terminal complex where ships and barges load and unload cargo. Union longshore workers operate cranes, forklifts and reach stackers to move the goods. Its cargo includes dry bulk goods such as potash and soda ash, steel, and oversize project cargo such as wind turbine towers and blades. One berth is an export grain terminal.

The Columbia River shipping channel, two major railroads and Interstate 5 all connect to the port. The port is about three miles from Interstate 5, the main highway from Mexico to Canada. Port locomotives move rail cars from the main lines to the terminals. The port also leases industrial land and helps pay for recreation projects in Cowlitz County.

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