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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Shippers haven’t abandoned hopes for Port of Portland — yet
Importers,
exporters hope
container service
will return
or making other changes un-
likely to be reversed if ocean
carrier service returned to the
container terminal, Smith said
during a legislative hearing
this month in Salem.
now using the unpredictability
caused by the slowdowns as a
negotiating lever, which may
lead to some distribution cen-
ters becoming uneconomical
— thus prompting shippers to
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Prolonged labor dispute other areas, said Smith of Tio-
Hanjin and Hapag-Lloyd, ga Group.
which represented more than
“We are getting closer to a
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at the port, said their decision
For now, though, shippers
was based on low productivity, are “coping” by using trucks
which the container terminal and trains to send goods to
operator — ICTSI Oregon — ports in Seattle and Tacoma,
blamed on work slowdowns Smith said.
by the longshoremen’s union.
Bill Wyatt, executive di-
The International Long- rector of the Port of Port-
shore and Warehouse Union, land, said the longshoremen’s
on the other hand, faulted in- union, ICTSI Oregon and the
adequate equipment and safe- port are still engaged in litiga-
ty practices as the cause of tion but they’re also in “sig-
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A broader labor contract he’s more optimistic about a
dispute between ILWU and resolution than he was six to
terminal operators aggravated eight months ago.
the situation, with West Coast
Ocean carriers are looking
slowdowns occurring in late for a signal from ILWU that
2014 and early 2015 before they’re “welcome to return”
the issue was settled earlier to Portland, at which point
this year.
they’re likely to renew con-
Companies that buy from tainer service at the port, Wy-
importers and exporters are att said.
By MATEUSZ
PERKOWSKI
Capital Press
Severely diminished con-
tainer service at the Port of
Portland hasn’t yet irrevers-
ibly changed shipping strat-
egies, but that pattern won’t
hold forever, according to a
freight expert.
Importers and exporters
largely hope that ocean car-
riers will eventually return to
the port’s container terminal
after Hanjin and Hapag-Lloyd
pulled out earlier this year,
eliminating almost all con-
tainer service, said Dan Smith,
principal of the Tioga Group,
a transportation consulting
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So far, those hopes have
prevented shippers from
closing distribution centers
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stars of the Summer Triangle, will drop down the
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While the Port of Port-
land’s container terminal
doesn’t generate large rev-
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the work slowdowns began .
“It is a lucrative market for
the right carrier, ” he said.
Until container service
is restored to Portland, it’s
possible that agricultural
shippers in Eastern Oregon
and Idaho will be helped by
reconfiguring the transport
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braries in Washington, including
In observance of Thanksgiv- Ilwaco, Ocean Park and Naselle,
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Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon and services are closed Thurs-
Beach city halls, are closed day and Friday.
Thursday and Friday. All U.S.
Customers of Recology
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and there is no mail delivery.
toria, Seaside, Gearhart and
The Knappa and Warren- Cannon Beach) with garbage
ton/Hammond school districts collection days of Thursday and
are closed Monday through Friday will receive service one
Friday. The Astoria and Sea- day late; the Astoria Transfer
side (including Cannon Beach Station and Seaside Recycling
and Gearhart schools) school Depot are closed Thursday. City
districts are closed Wednesday of Warrenton garbage collec-
through Friday. The Jewell and tion and Peninsula Sanitation
Ocean Beach (Washington) in Ilwaco, Washington, cus-
school districts and Clatsop tomers whose normal pick up
Community College are closed day is Thursday will have their
Thursday and Friday.
garbage picked up on Friday.
The Astoria Library, Seaside Peninsula Sanitation’s transfer
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The Sunset Pool in Seaside
is closed Thursday. The Astoria
Aquatic Center is open from 5 to
11 a.m. Thursday.
The Clatsop County Heritage
Museum, Oregon Film Muse-
um, Flavel House and Carriage
House are closed Thursday. The
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Capt. Gray’s Port of Play and
Lil’ Sprouts are closed Thursday
and Friday. Fort Clatsop is open
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Co-
lumbia River Maritime Museum
is closed Thursday. The Seaside
Museum is closed Thursday.
Sunset Empire Transporta-
tion (“The Bus”) is not running
Thursday.
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newspaper will be printed and
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Free access to state parks on Black Friday
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T he Oregon Parks and Rec-
reation Department will suspend
day-parking fees Friday at all 26
state parks that charge a fee .
“Rain or shine, windy or
not, we’re thankful Oregon’s
outdoors are a constant source
of joy,” Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department direc-
tor Lisa Sumption said in a
statement. “Take a break, get
out, and enjoy some fresh air.”
Most state parks are free
year-round, but the 26 that
charge for parking include
places like Fort Stevens near
Hammond, Silver Falls near
Salem, and The Cove Pali-
sades near Madras.
Opportunity grant applications open to class of 2016
2016? Are you planning to at-
tend Clatsop Community Col-
Will you graduate from high lege or another institution begin-
school or receive your GED ning fall term 2016?
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Cargo containers are shown being loaded on ships at the
Port of Portland in this file photo.
of goods from Lewiston,
Idaho.
When the container terminal
was fully operational, barges
moved product from Lewiston
to Portland for loading onto
ocean liners, but that service has
now fallen apart, Wyatt said.
The problem may be mit-
igated by transloading goods
sent on barges from Lewiston
onto trains in Boardman for
shipment to Tacoma, he said.
During the legislative hear-
ing, the possibility of expand-
ing Oregon ports in Coos Bay
or Newport to accommodate
containers was discussed, but
Wyatt said this wasn’t a real-
istic alternative due to huge
investment involved.
“The likelihood of develop-
ing another container service
in Oregon is unlikely because
the capital cost is immense,”
he said.
Promise grant, which helps pay
for tuition and school-related ex-
penses, opened this month. For
information and to apply visit
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Nov. 17, 2015
BROOKS, Linda J., 72, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Seaside is
in charge of the arrangements.
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Public meetings
MONDAY
Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6
p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
TUESDAY
Clatsop Care Health District Board,
noon, Clatsop Care Memory Community, 2219
S.E. Dolphin Ave., Warrenton.
Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Astoria
Public Library Flag Room, 450 10th St.
Seaside Airport Advisory Committee, 6
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., 225
S. Main Ave.
Astoria Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m.,
City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
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