Port of Portland outlines multi-pronged plan to save Terminal 6

Before the Port of Portland announced the closure of Terminal 6 later this year it acknowledged that the container facility “has never been financially sustainable” and had been losing progressively larger amounts of money since 2021.

Amidst financial challenges and advocacy efforts, the Port of Portland has secured a lifeline for Terminal 6 container operations.

The Port of Portland plans to halt container operations at Terminal 6, following unsuccessful talks with a potential operator.

A shipping service is returning to Terminal 6 in Portland, Oregon, but the long term viability of the terminal is still in considerable doubt.

US Carrier Westwood Shipping has ceased its monthly service connecting the port of Portland in Oregon to Japan and South Korea. Westwood was Portland’s last container liner shipping service, after Hanjin Shipping and Hapag-Lloyd withdrew last year.

The port of Portland Commission has voted to keep paying Hanjin and other carriers up to $50 per container to call at the ICTSI Oregon container terminal.