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Originally Posted by PDXDENSITY
Is this really a tragedy? I've heard it's actually more expensive over water for businesses than over land for Portland. Also, don't we still have a ton of farm exports? I don't really see this as anything other than a tragedy for the workers there, not really many else, and I do have empathy for them.
Isn't the ethos of Portland not to force infrastructure that might be superfluous? I say this in the spirit of our blocking of new highways/lanes.
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We'll still have plenty of bulk farm exports, but lots of farms used shipping containers for smaller load exports to Asian markets. The workers at the port will be relocated by the union in many cases, so I'm not really worried about them.
I'm more worried about the specialty businesses that will now need to arrange for a truck or train to take their loads to/from Tacoma or Seattle at a somewhat higher price and longer lead time. It's probably not going to kill a lot of businesses, but it's another hassle that might encourage companies to locate closer to viable ports instead.
Or another company will see an opportunity here and agree to use Terminal 6 for container operations. It's possible, but it probably won't happen quickly.
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