Following a vote to lease Pier 1 for log exports, the Port of Astoria held a "dress rehearsal" of what it will be like maneuvering cruise ship tourists through a log yard. Click on the image to read the Daily Astorian article.
The Port of Astoria Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a five-year lease of 3.1 acres on Pier 1 to Westerlund Log Handlers of Bremerton, Wash., for $11,208 per month – around $134,500 a year (and) $80,000 per vessel loaded. Westerlund expects to load one ship a month.
John Estoos, president of the local International Longshore and Warehouse Union, voiced support. Westerlund will be employing longshoremen to move and load logs onto ships, though it’s not clear yet how many longshoremen the project will employ.