Port of Coos Bay

Bipartisan congressmen want White House to support new Oregon container port

An close-up image of a map showing major towns along the Oregon coastline.

A bipartisan congressional delegation from the Pacific Northwest is pressing President Joe Biden to support the creation of a container port in Oregon, saying it could significantly boost West Coast port capacity and bolster the export of agricultural goods and forest products.

Earlier this month, Rep. Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon and chair of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, asked the White House to consider allocating funds from the recent infrastructure law...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bipartisan-congressmen-want-white-house-to-support-new-oregon-container-port

Buttigieg outlines potential truck parking funding opportunities

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spotlighted on Capitol Hill various federal funding avenues that the trucking industry could take to expand parking capacity for long-haul truckers.

Testifying in response to Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., who told of recent weather that forced trucks to park along the emergency lanes of Interstate 80 due to a lack of adequate parking, Buttigieg told lawmakers on Wednesday he was “very concerned” about the truck parking problem.

“If you talk with any truck...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/buttigieg-outlines-potential-truck-parking-funding-opportunities

Port of Coos Bay unveils plans for new box terminal

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) to acquire and restore the former Georgia Pacific Mill site.

The port and the current owner, Commercial Development Company (CDC) Inc. of Saint Louis in Missouri, have negotiated the terms of the PSA with the goal of job creation on Oregon’s South Coast.

With this acquisition, the US port intends to rehabilitate the site and return it to service, utilising the facility for the movement of goods and...

https://container-news.com/port-of-coos-bay-unveils-plans-for-new-box-terminal/

Port of Coos Bay proceeds with multimodal box terminal development project

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay in the United States has partnered with the Missouri-based development firm, NorthPoint Development, to construct a multimodal container facility on the North Spit.

The port and NorthPoint have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the project, with the intention of finalising negotiations and signing a contract by the end of the calendar year.

The two partners estimate that the facility, once fully constructed, will move over 1 million...

https://container-news.com/port-of-coos-bay-proceeds-with-multimodal-box-terminal-development-project/