Jun 29, 2010
With the newly deepened 43-foot Columbia River channel, local ports and shippers are gearing up to take full advantage of the opportunity to enhance the Northwest’s important role as an international trade gateway. At the Port...
Read MoreMar 11, 2010
The Port of Longview increased its revenue 7 percent from 2008, when it hauled in $23.5 million. Before then, the port had never broken the $20 million mark. The port’s 2009 operating expenses also rose 9 percent to $22.4...
Read MoreFeb 2, 2010
CXT, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of L.B. Foster Co., has been awarded a contract by West Rail Construction to supply 23,000 concrete rail ties for the unloading system at EGT Development’s Columbia River Grain Terminal. CXT...
Read MoreDec 21, 2009
The Columbia River became attractive to Bunge because of the $150 million project to deepen the Columbia River by three feet from Astoria to Portland, EGT officials say. … The Longview terminal, expected to be completed...
Read MoreOct 14, 2009
Port of Longview commissioners approved Tuesday the repurchase of 35 acres from Simpson Timber Co. for $3.15 million, and economic development officials say they’re in talks to bring a new industrial tenant to the site. …...
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