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Maritime Economic Development: Coos Bay, Everett

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Coos Bay Port Rail Link Revenue Carload Traffic Up 55 Percent in 2014

Coos Bay Rail Link (CBR), operator of the rail line owned by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, moved 7,509 revenue carloads during 2014, up 55 percent from 4,845 carloads in 2013.
 
In 2012, the first full year of rail service following the 2007 rail line embargo by the former owner/operator, and during the early phases of rail infrastructure rehabilitation, CBR moved 2,480 carloads. 

Coos Bay Rail Link is operated by ARG Transportation Services, Inc. of Eugene (OR), through a management agreement with the port. ARG also has rail operations in Arizona and Virginia. 

Those 7,509 carloads carried 750,000 short tons of freight and, according to the port, effectively eliminated nearly 24,800 truck trips from regional roads and highway during the year. A revenue rail carload approximately equals 3.3 truckloads. 

The current commodity mix includes manufactured forest products, woodchips, logs, dairy cattle feed and fertilizer moving outbound and inbound from nearly a dozen shippers in Coos, Douglas and Lane counties. 

CBR General Manager Duke Rodley said: "2014 was a good year for the railroad. We added locomotives and increased service to shippers. In late December CBR started moving two trains a day between the Coos Bay yard and the Union Pacific yard in Eugene; one inbound and one outbound five days a week." 

CBR is working with several other firms in the coast region to implement rail in their logistics operations. New commodity moves by CBR could increase revenue traffic to more than 8,500 for 2015, the railroad says. 

Coos Bay Port CEO David Koch said: "Revenue traffic on the Coos Bay line shows freight rail is a critical option for shippers in the region. Helping local industry minimize transportation costs benefits communities by helping keep well-paying jobs in the coast region and providing transportation options for shippers and the marine sector helps our region better compete for new business and industry." 

In April 2014, Coos Bay Rail Link-CBR was named Short Line Railroad of the Year by Railway Age magazine. CBR has also received the Jake Award for maintaining an outstanding safety record three years running from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.


Photo/Coos Bay Rail Line-CBR


Everett: All Ocean Services Relocates to Port’s Waterfront Center

The Port of Everett has signed an eight-year lease with All Ocean Services, LLC, to occupy 1,532 square feet within the Waterfront Center.  

All Ocean Services is a global company with operations on the Pacific Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and the Coast of Africa. It provides engineering management, project management and consulting services to the commercial and passenger vessel industry.

"Looking at the Port of Everett and the expansion of the marina and its properties, I know this is a great place to relocate my business," said company owner Alfred Favre. "I currently keep my 40-foot Motor Sailor at the marina, so I know firsthand what a great place this is to be."

The Everett location offers All Ocean Services close proximity to the port’s international shipping terminals, Craftsman District boatyard and access and visibility for boaters. 

"We are thrilled to welcome another quality marine-focused tenant to the Port of Everett waterfront," Port Commissioner Glen Bachman said. "Waterfront Center acts as the pulse of the Port’s Marine Craftsman District, and our staff has worked tirelessly to design a marine complex that offers a full range of services for commercial and recreational boaters."

By this summer, the company will occupy the space currently held by the Port of Everett Marina Office, which will relocate to the west side of the Waterfront Center building.
 

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