Portland may lose dedicated container terminal

A consultant has recommended that Portland’s Terminal 6 (T-6) container terminal converts to become a multi-use terminal because of reduced Transpacific calls at the terminal.

According to the Port of Portland, the consultant  concluded the most viable T-6 business model is a multi-use terminal that dedicates revenues from other terminal activities to support container service.

The study found that Portland’s ability to recover weekly transpacific container service is hindered by its geography as a river port – situated roughly 80 km down the Columbia river. The study also said that marine industry consolidation had made container volumes harder to come by for Portland.