The shipping platform

Location: Situated on the Willamette River, Oregon, about 10nm above its mouth and 98nm above the sea entrance to the Columbia River. General overview: The port handles mainly grain, bulk minerals, lumber products, cars and containers. A system of inland waterways converges at Portland, Oregon, with 475nm of navigable waterways leading from the interior, including the Columbia, Willamette and Snake Rivers. Portland is at River Mile 105. Traffic figures: Approx 11,548,000t of cargo, 91,700TEU and 680 vessels handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Largest vessel handled: "Ever Gleamy", container vessel, 44,484DWT, draught 12.2m.