THE port of Portland has presented Oregon Governor Tina Kotek with a detailed business plan to sustain container service at Terminal 6, the state's only international container terminal, reports London's Port Technology International.
This effort is supported by a coalition of stakeholders committed to preserving marine container shipping in the state.
The report highlights the importance of maintaining marine container services at T6 for Oregon businesses.
It emphasizes the need for public investment to keep these services operational while the port searches for a third-party operator.
Governor Kotek requested the business plan following her commitment to provide financial support for maintaining container service, which the port has subsidised for many years despite significant economic losses.
The report has garnered strong support from an advisory council of industry experts and stakeholders, including small and large importers, exporters such as Kroger and Columbia Sportswear, and labour representatives.
'Making sure container service remains available for Oregonians and businesses across the region - whether they're in the seafood, grain, or animal feed industry, or sell building supplies, tires, shoes, and toys - will require public and private support,' said Port of Portland executive director Curtis Robinhold.
'This is a critical piece of Oregon's economy, and it urgently needs financial assistance from the state to continue to serve shippers across all of Oregon.'
'Container service provides hundreds of local jobs, along with many more in connected industries and communities,' said Leal Sundet, secretary of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8, whose membership includes most of the terminal's workers,' said Mr Robinhold.
'The people who work these jobs spend their money locally, and they're supporting shippers and industries from all over the state. Container service is the lifeblood of the region - it drives the economy.'
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This effort is supported by a coalition of stakeholders committed to preserving marine container shipping in the state.
The report highlights the importance of maintaining marine container services at T6 for Oregon businesses.
It emphasizes the need for public investment to keep these services operational while the port searches for a third-party operator.
Governor Kotek requested the business plan following her commitment to provide financial support for maintaining container service, which the port has subsidised for many years despite significant economic losses.
The report has garnered strong support from an advisory council of industry experts and stakeholders, including small and large importers, exporters such as Kroger and Columbia Sportswear, and labour representatives.
'Making sure container service remains available for Oregonians and businesses across the region - whether they're in the seafood, grain, or animal feed industry, or sell building supplies, tires, shoes, and toys - will require public and private support,' said Port of Portland executive director Curtis Robinhold.
'This is a critical piece of Oregon's economy, and it urgently needs financial assistance from the state to continue to serve shippers across all of Oregon.'
'Container service provides hundreds of local jobs, along with many more in connected industries and communities,' said Leal Sundet, secretary of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8, whose membership includes most of the terminal's workers,' said Mr Robinhold.
'The people who work these jobs spend their money locally, and they're supporting shippers and industries from all over the state. Container service is the lifeblood of the region - it drives the economy.'
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