Marine Terminals

The Port of Vancouver USA, is a regional logistics load center for the transportation network of the Pacific Northwest. Situated at the terminus of the Columbia River's deep draft channel, the port forms a natural gateway to the river-barge ports of Eastern Oregon/Washington and Northern Idaho. It is the transfer and switching center for four major railroad lines serving North America: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railroads. The port is at the interchange for all points north, east and south on the U.S. Interstate Highway system, and our location is just minutes away from a major international airport.

Transportation

Water
The Port of Vancouver USA, currently offers 13 deep draft vessel berths. The port is served by numerous river and ocean-going barge lines.

Highway
The port is located within two miles of Interstate 5, the major north-south interstate freeway on the West Coast, and within 10  miles of Interstate 84, the interstate heading east. Many local and interstate trucking lines regularly serve the port.

Rail
The port is served by Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroads, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railroads.

Air
Portland International Airport is located within 15 minutes of the Port of Vancouver USA, providing passenger and commercial freight services around the world.

Security
Port of Vancouver's terminal facilities are fully enclosed and secured round the clock by port-employed security workforce. Camera and video surveillance adds to the heightened level of security at port facilities.

Support Services
Agents, linesmen, tugboat services, bunkering services and ship stores are available locally. There is an ILWU Local in Vancouver. The area's major stevedoring companies operate at the port.

Cargos
The port handles a broad range of cargos, including windenergy, breakbulk, project and direct transfer cargoes, containers, automobiles, forest products, steel and aluminum products, liquid bulks, and a number of dry bulk commodities such as bauxite, mineral ores, concentrates, fertilizers, clays, grains, and bulk agricultural commodities. For information on Washington State trade, click here to visit the Washington Council on International Trade website.

Land
The port has over 600 acres of developed industrial and marine property. More than 1,000 acres and of land and 1.5 miles of waterfront access are available for future marine and industrial development.

Services
The port offers a range of services that enable us to accommodate unique cargoes, specialized handling processes, or the specific requirements of an industrial client, from permitting to siting; the port is always updating and refining these services to anticipate the special needs of all our customers. In addition, other available services include water, lights, taxi, telephone, electricity and emergency response services.

Storage
The port has 1,034,610 square feet of dockside warehousing for general cargo and 160,000 square feet of bulk storage warehouses. In addition, the port maintains 250 acres of open storage and marshalling yards adjacent to the docks.