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The '''Port of Vancouver USA''', founded in 1912, is deep-water port located in [[Vancouver, Washington]] along the [[Columbia River]]. The port contains five terminals along with the largest mobile harbor crane in [[North America]] which is typically used to unload [[Wind Power|wind energy]] equipment.
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The '''Port of Vancouver USA''', founded in 1912, is a deep-water port located in [[Vancouver, Washington]] along the [[Columbia River]]. The port contains five terminals, along with two of the largest mobile harbor cranes in [[North America]] which are typically used to unload [[Wind Power|wind energy]] equipment.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.portvanusa.com/marine/project/ | title=Port of Vancouver USA }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portcanaveral.com/About/Recent-News/New-Mobile-Harbor-Crane-Arrives-at-Port-Canaveral|title = Port Canaveral}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
The Port of Vancouver USA is a deep-water port located in Vancouver, Washington along the Columbia River, founded in 1912.{{cn|date=January 2016}} The port contains five terminals along with the largest mobile harbor crane in North America which is typically used to unload wind energy equipment.{{cn|date=January 2016}} The port is a government agency governed by three locally elected commissioners.{{cn|date=January 2016}}
The Port of Vancouver USA is the furthest-inland deep-water port along the Columbia River, located in Vancouver, Washington and founded in 1912.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.portvanusa.com/about/ | title=Port of Vancouver USA }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.portvanusa.com/news-releases/port-of-vancouver-usa-seeks-developer-for-columbia-river-waterfront-blocks/ | title=Port of Vancouver USA | date=February 19, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldportsource.com/waterways/systems/maps/Columbia_River_System_7.php|title=WPS - Waterway Systems - Columbia River System Port Map}}</ref> The port contains five terminals along with two of the largest mobile harbor cranes in North America.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.portvanusa.com/marine/project/ | title=Port of Vancouver USA }}</ref> The port is a government agency governed by three locally elected commissioners.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

== Marine terminals ==
The Port of Vancouver owns and operates four active marine terminals, with berths maintained at a mean depth of 43 feet. Port terminals handle liquid bulk, dry bulk, break bulk, project cargo, and roll-on-roll-off "RORO" cargo. Frequent callers include ships exporting grain, bentonite clay, and copper concentrate, and importing slab steel, Subaru automobiles, and wind energy components. Twin mobile harbor cranes allow offloading and handling of non-conventional high, wide, and heavy (HWH) cargoes.

==Waterfront redevelopment==

The port is redeveloping a 10-acre part of its Terminal 1 property on the [[Columbia River]], located between the [[Vancouver Waterfront Park|proposed Waterfront Park]] and the [[Interstate Bridge]], into a [[mixed-use development|mixed-use]] waterfront neighborhood. The [[NBBJ]]-designed project is planned to begin construction in 2017 and will include {{convert|100,000|sqft|sqm}} of office space targeted towards [[biotech]] companies, retail spaces, up to 180 hotel rooms, up to 250 housing units, and a [[Marketplaces#Types|public market]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.djc.com/news/re/12086932.html|title=Port of Vancouver USA to use 10-acre site for biotech, housing, hotel, retail|last=Porter|first=Lynn|date=March 7, 2016|newspaper=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]]|accessdate=March 7, 2016}}</ref>


==Vancouver Energy project==
==Vancouver Energy project==
The Vancouver Energy project is a proposed [[crude oil]] transport hub in the Port of Vancouver, with crude-by-rail uploading and marine loading. It is proposed by Vancouver Energy, a joint venture between Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company and Savage Companies<ref>[https://www.vancouverenergyusa.com/who-we-are/ Vancouver Energy Who we are] Vancouver Energy n.d.retrieved 8 January 2016 </ref>It had a tentative construction start date of December 2014 and was estimated to start operating in 2016. According to a study by Analysis Group Inc. (AGI), commissioned by Tesoro Savage Petroleum Terminal LLC the project was estimated to produce the equivalent of $1.6 billion in employment income during the terminal's construction and for its first 15 years of operation.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Strombom|first1=Bruce|last2=Schatzki|first2=Todd|title=Vancouver Energy Project to Generate $2 Billion in Economic Value|journal=The National Law Review|date=1 September 2014|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/vancouver-energy-project-to-generate-2-billion-economic-value|accessdate=15 September 2014|publisher=Analysis Group Inc.}}</ref>
The Vancouver Energy project was a proposed [[crude oil]] transport hub, with crude-by-rail offloading, storage, and marine export. Proposed by a joint venture between Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company and Savage Companies,<ref>[https://www.vancouverenergyusa.com/who-we-are/ Vancouver Energy Who we are] Vancouver Energy n.d.retrieved January 8, 2016</ref> it was met with significant resistance locally, with critics citing safety risks and environmental impacts. Opposition arose from a wide array of organizations including firefighters, local elected officials and neighborhood associations, faith groups, small businesses, Native American tribes, and environmental non-profits.<ref name="st">{{cite news|author1=Jim Luce|title=Inslee, 'just say no' to Vancouver Energy Terminal|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/inslee-just-say-no-to-vancouver-energy-terminal/|accessdate=January 8, 2016|work=Seattle Times|date=September 2, 2015}}</ref>


During its lengthy review process by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), contentious elections resulted in two of the Board of Commissioner's three members being replaced with candidates opposed to the terminal's construction. In December 2017, EFSEC unanimously recommended denial of a permit to build the project, and in January 2018 Washington Governor [[Jay Inslee]] denied the permit. In February 2018, the Port of Vancouver and the joint venture agreed to terminate the ground lease, effectively ending the proposed project.
AGI’s report focused only on the economic side, and Vancouver Energy conceded it needed to "continue to focus on safety".<ref>Nicholas Shanmac [http://washingtonports.org/new-study-examines-economic-impact-of-vancouver-energy-project/ New study examines economic impact of Vancouver Energy project] Vancouver Business Journal, 22 August 2014, retrieved 8 January 2016</ref>
Critics cite safety risks and include state and local firefighters, the Vancouver City Council besides neighborhood associations, faith organizations, small businesses, tribes and environmental groups. <ref name=st>{{cite news|author1=Jim Luce|title=Inslee, ‘just say no’ to Vancouver Energy Terminal|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/inslee-just-say-no-to-vancouver-energy-terminal/|accessdate=8 January 2016|work=Seattle Times|date=2 September 2015}}</ref>


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* [http://www.portvanusa.com/ Port of Vancouver USA]
* [http://www.portvanusa.com/ Port of Vancouver USA]
*[http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/review/USA_WA_Port_of_Vancouver_192.php World Port Source]

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Port of Vancouver USA
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Location
CountryUnited States
LocationVancouver, Washington
Coordinates45°38′N 122°42′W / 45.64°N 122.7°W / 45.64; -122.7
Details
Opened1912
No. of berths13
Draft depth43 feet (13 m)
Air draft196 feet (60 m), restricted by Astoria–Megler Bridge
Statistics
Website
www.portvanusa.com

The Port of Vancouver USA, founded in 1912, is a deep-water port located in Vancouver, Washington along the Columbia River. The port contains five terminals, along with two of the largest mobile harbor cranes in North America which are typically used to unload wind energy equipment.[1][2]

Description

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The Port of Vancouver USA is the furthest-inland deep-water port along the Columbia River, located in Vancouver, Washington and founded in 1912.[3][4][5] The port contains five terminals along with two of the largest mobile harbor cranes in North America.[6] The port is a government agency governed by three locally elected commissioners.[citation needed]

Marine terminals

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The Port of Vancouver owns and operates four active marine terminals, with berths maintained at a mean depth of 43 feet. Port terminals handle liquid bulk, dry bulk, break bulk, project cargo, and roll-on-roll-off "RORO" cargo. Frequent callers include ships exporting grain, bentonite clay, and copper concentrate, and importing slab steel, Subaru automobiles, and wind energy components. Twin mobile harbor cranes allow offloading and handling of non-conventional high, wide, and heavy (HWH) cargoes.

Waterfront redevelopment

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The port is redeveloping a 10-acre part of its Terminal 1 property on the Columbia River, located between the proposed Waterfront Park and the Interstate Bridge, into a mixed-use waterfront neighborhood. The NBBJ-designed project is planned to begin construction in 2017 and will include 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of office space targeted towards biotech companies, retail spaces, up to 180 hotel rooms, up to 250 housing units, and a public market.[7]

Vancouver Energy project

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The Vancouver Energy project was a proposed crude oil transport hub, with crude-by-rail offloading, storage, and marine export. Proposed by a joint venture between Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company and Savage Companies,[8] it was met with significant resistance locally, with critics citing safety risks and environmental impacts. Opposition arose from a wide array of organizations including firefighters, local elected officials and neighborhood associations, faith groups, small businesses, Native American tribes, and environmental non-profits.[9]

During its lengthy review process by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), contentious elections resulted in two of the Board of Commissioner's three members being replaced with candidates opposed to the terminal's construction. In December 2017, EFSEC unanimously recommended denial of a permit to build the project, and in January 2018 Washington Governor Jay Inslee denied the permit. In February 2018, the Port of Vancouver and the joint venture agreed to terminate the ground lease, effectively ending the proposed project.

References

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  1. ^ "Port of Vancouver USA".
  2. ^ "Port Canaveral".
  3. ^ "Port of Vancouver USA".
  4. ^ "Port of Vancouver USA". February 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "WPS - Waterway Systems - Columbia River System Port Map".
  6. ^ "Port of Vancouver USA".
  7. ^ Porter, Lynn (March 7, 2016). "Port of Vancouver USA to use 10-acre site for biotech, housing, hotel, retail". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  8. ^ Vancouver Energy Who we are Vancouver Energy n.d.retrieved January 8, 2016
  9. ^ Jim Luce (September 2, 2015). "Inslee, 'just say no' to Vancouver Energy Terminal". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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