Port of Coos Bay
| Port of Coos Bay | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Coos Bay, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43°25′45″N 124°13′45″W / 43.42917°N 124.22917°WCoordinates: 43°25′45″N 124°13′45″W / 43.42917°N 124.22917°W |
| Details | |
| Owned by | Oregon International Port of Coos Bay |
| Lumber docks | 3 |
| Statistics | |
| Main exports | Wood products |
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Website Port of Coos Bay | |
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is a port of the Pacific coast of the United States, located in Coos Bay near the city of Coos Bay, Oregon. It is the largest deep-draft coastal harbor between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound, and is Oregon's second busiest maritime commerce center after the Port of Portland. The port operates the 134-mile Coos Bay Rail Link which connects the port to Eugene, Oregon and the national rail network.[1]
In the mid-1900s, the Port of Coos Bay held the title of "world's largest lumber shipping port".[2] Lumber ships loaded with whole-log loads of the region's prized Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock and Port Orford Cedar timber were a common sight at the docks.
The port was damaged on March 11, 2011, by a tsunami caused by the Tōhoku earthquake off the coast of Japan.[3]
There is a proposal to build a liquified natural gas export terminal at the Port of Coos Bay. This proposal is known as the Jordan Cove Energy Project.
References
- ↑ http://www.coosbayraillink.com/about.htm
- ↑ Oregon History: Rapid Developments. Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ↑ Jung, Helen; Jeff Manning (March 12, 2011). "Waves bring destruction to Oregon's south coast". The Oregonian.