Columbia Snake River System and Oregon Coastal Cargo Ports Marine Transportation System Study; Appendix C: Short Sea Shipping in the Columbia/Snake River System

Market forces have generated demand and the industry has responded with the development of successful short sea shipping services in the Pacific Northwest. Container-on-barge service and barging of solid waste are two prominent examples within the Columbia Snake River System. The shipment of petroleum products from California and Puget Sound to Portland is the most prominent coastwise example.

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