Port Of Portland

The challenge from the fossil fuel industry contends Portland’s policy violates the federal commerce law. Rule supporters say it’s needed to avoid an environmental disaster.

Also in the news, after the failure of the Columbia River Crossing megaproject, I-5 bridge replacement officials learn from the past; and an Oregon company gets a $200 million federal grant.

With the contract between the Port of Portland and its dockworker union ending in July, one Eastern Oregon group hopes for a "quick resolution."

A provision in the House-approved version of the U.S. Department of Defense budget would require military to take more responsibility for its role in contaminating Superfund sites, including the Portland Harbor.

The Port of Portland is the 10th public entity on the West Coast to file a lawsuit against Monsanto Corporation. The city of Portland filed a similar case against Monsanto in July 2016.

The Port of Portland's container ship business dried up earlier this year, and that's costing some inland Northwest farmers now that harvest is nearly complete.

Business Oregon is holding workshops to brainstorm solutions for the state's shipping crisis.

All major container shipping companies have left the Port of Portland. That means imports and exports must now go through other ports. State agencies are hosting workshops to brainstorm new ways to keep trade alive in Oregon.

Earlier this year, the port lost more than 95 percent of its container business. 

A new report into the economic consequences of deepening the Columbia River to from 40 to 43 feet indicates a strong return on investment.