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Port of Portland Update
Our RegionPortland’s modern and efficient combination of road, rail, runway and
river-to-ocean services make it an excellent location from which to serve
overseas and inland markets.
The Mission of the Port of Portland“To enhance the region’s economy and quality of life by providing efficient cargo and air passenger
access to national and global markets,
and by promoting industrial development.”
Port of Portland Facilities
Port of Portland CommissionersJim Carter
Commission
President
Term:
12/1/2009 -
11/30/2017
Tom Chamberlain
Commission Vice
President
Term:
5/10/2011 -
5/9/2019
Robert L. Levy
Commission
Secretary
Term:
5/1/2013 -
4/30/2017
Linda M. Pearce
Commissioner
Term:
10/1/2012 -
9/30/2016
Michael C. Alexander
Commissioner
Term:
6/1/2016 -
5/31/2020
Alice Cupril-Comas
Commissioner
Term:
10/1/2015 -
9/30/2019
Pat McDonald
Commissioner
Term:
2/17/2006 -
2/16/2020
Tom Tsuruta
Commissioner
Term:
12/13/2012
11/12/2016
Gary Young
Commissioner
Term:
10/1/2015
9/30/2019
The Port of Portland & Washington County
• 909,951 passengers travelling through the airport in 2015 were headed to or coming from Washington County
• Approximately 5.4% of all PDX passenger travelers are from Washington County
• From a recent economic impact study conducted for the Port, more than 6% of the jobs related to trade and transportation with the airport and seaport are held by residents of Clackamas County
• Working with our regional partners including Washington County on the regions ‘market ready’ industrial land supply
PDX - The Region’s Gateway• More than 16.8 million passengers in 2015
• More than 237,000 tons of air cargo in 2015
PDX - The Region’s Gateway
• Nonstop international service to Europe, Asia and Canada
• 17 domestic and international passenger airlines
• 11 international nonstop destinations – London (2017)
• Nearly 70 nonstop intrastate and domestic destinations
• New international air cargo service
• #1 airport in the nation according to travelers in Travel & Leisure Magazine (2013-2016)
• Oregon firms exported $20.1 billion in goods in 2015
• Oregon firms imported $14.8 billion in goods in 2015
• Nearly 500,000 Oregon jobs are supported by trade
• Over 5,000 companies export from Oregon locations annually. Nearly 90% are small and medium sized businesses with fewer than 500 employees.
Oregon’s Trade Dependency
Marine Terminals
• Autos: 262,874
• Mineral bulks: 5 million tons
• Grain: 2.45 million tons
• Break bulk: 122,000 tons
Hillsboro Airport Economic Impact
• One of the busiest airports in the state (186,402 operations)
• Direct, indirect and induced jobs
• Personal income: $60 million
• Business revenue: $75 million
• Local purchases: $24 million:
• Taxes: $5.5 million
Trade Dependent Businesses
• Epson Portland
• Intel
• Nike
• Oracle
• Oregon Berry Packing
• Planar
• Reimers Furniture
• Rodgers Instruments
• SolarWorld
• Teufel Products
HILLSBORO
AIRPORT
2015
Property
Acquisition
N.W. Evergreen
Rd.
2015/2016 HAI Hangar & Ramp
Runway 13L-31R
2014 Global Aviation Hangar
Ochoco Hangar
Port Priorities for 2016/2017
• Economic prosperity of the state and region
• Transportation funding and projects
– Federal FAST Act
– 2017 State Transportation Package
• Restoration of container service at Terminal 6
• Regional industrial land supply
• Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup
Container Terminal Update
• Listed by EPA in December 2000 as a Mega-Superfund site
• Complex site with hundreds of potentially responsible parties;
widely dispersed contaminant levels of persistent chemicals
with no single source
• Largely legacy contamination from more than a century of work
in and around the harbor
Portland Harbor Superfund Site
Portland’s Working Waterfront
Shipping Channel
Superfund Area
Air LiquideBNSF Lake Yard
Columbia Forge &
Machine Works
McCall Oil and
Chemical Port of Portland
Terminal 2
Freightliner
Corp
Port of Portland
Terminal 6Port of Portland
Terminal 5
Columbia
Sportswear
Port of
Portland
Terminal 4
West Hayden Island
Siltronic
PacTerm
Shell Oil Terminal
ConocoPhillips
Louis Dreyfus
and TEMCO grain
export facilities
Gunderson
Vigor
Evraz
Oregon Steel
Advanced American
Construction
Union Pacific
Railroad Albina Yard
Hampton
Lumber
Schnitzer
Steel
Linnton Energy Cluster
Tentative Schedule
June 8, 2016: EPA Proposed Plan/Feasibility Study released
Summer 2016: 90 day public comment period
Sept – Dec 2016: EPA response to comments, preparation of Record of Decision
Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Record of Decision, final plan for cleanup of Harbor
2017-2019 (?): Cleanup design & Implementation
Public Comment on Proposed PlanJune 9, 2016 – September 6, 2016
Comments on the Proposed Plan may be submitted to EPA via:
• Online: Portland Harbor Proposed Plan comment form
• Email: [email protected]: Form letters and petitions should be submitted to this e-mail address
• Postal mail: ATTN: Harbor Comments, U.S. EPA, 805 SW Broadway, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97205
• Attending an official EPA public meeting
Questions?