The latest round of Portland Harbor: Behind the Scenes tours have been announced, and we hope you join us as we continue to explore the working waterfront of Portland. Remember: you must RSVP for all tours. Contact Brooke Berglund, Port tour and outreach manager, at 503.415.6532. Follow Portland Harbor: Behind the Scenes on Facebook! The…
The Port of Portland is busy on many fronts trying to avoid and reduce environmental impacts from our operations. In addition to day-today attention to responsible environmental management, we’ve set a series of objectives and targets to help guide our efforts over our fiscal year. Here is a highlight of what we’ll be working on…
Over the past few months, the Port of Portland has received a Green Power Leadership Award from the Environmental Protection Agency, an Environmental Outreach award from Airports Council International North America, and Best U.S. Airport recognition from Condé Nast magazine. And in January, our new headquarters building received the Oregon Chapter of the American Council…
This past summer, the Port of Portland and the Working Waterfront Coalition presented the second installment of Portland Harbor: Behind the Scenes. The series included lectures held at the St. Johns McMenamin’s Theater and tours of businesses up and down the Willamette River waterfront, including Columbia Grain, Advanced American Construction, and a jetboat tour of…
A new treatment facility on the PDX airfield will increase the amount of deicing material that can be treated after cold, wintry weather. A six-year project to enhance Portland International Airport’s aircraft deicing system marched along this winter, with major construction wrapping up on the PDX airfield. In December, workers finished the roof of a…
Half a world away, city and Port staff partner to carry Portland’s planning messages to new audiences. Kaohsiung City, located in southwestern Taiwan, was the gathering place for planners, engineers and environmental experts from around the world to discuss urban river management. The October 2010 Kaohsiung River Global Forum Experience of River Remediation was hosted…
When the draft remedial investigation report for the Portland Harbor Superfund site is stacked vertically, it’s nearly three feet high. Packed with maps, charts, and graphs, the report, which was submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency by a coalition of businesses and public agencies in October 2009, analyzes more than 1 million data points. But…
Just like roadways, runways wear out and need regular maintenance. Portland International Airport has three runways, so when any one runway is closed for maintenance, the other runways often carry more aircraft traffic until the repairs are complete. This creates changes in the air that are almost always noticed by people on the ground. The…
Port of Portland staff will move into our new headquarters building at Portland International Airport May 1. In June, we’re throwing open the doors to our airport neighbors. Join us for a fun afternoon of refreshments, building tours, and presentations on the building’s green elements, including an ecoroof and an onsite wastewater treatment plant, the…
On Oct. 29, 2009, Mike Erdmann, a plumber with the Port’s marine facilities maintenance team, was inspecting the fire suppression system inside a warehouse at the Port’s Terminal 2 marine facility. It was a routine inspection until he noticed a large, female red-tailed hawk with an injured wing limping around the warehouse. Erdmann immediately called…
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