Industrial park in Portland, Oregon, United States
The northern end of Swan Island in 2013
The Swan Island Industrial Park is an
industrial park on
Swan Island in
Portland, Oregon , United States. The industrial park comprises 430 acres (170 ha) and is operated by the
Port of Portland .
[1]
History
During World War II, Swan Island was the site of the
Kaiser Company 's
Swan Island Shipyard . Kaiser's
dry dock and ship repair facilities were acquired by the Port of Portland in 1948.
[2] Prior to World War II, Swan Island was the location of the
Swan Island Airport , and there had been some dispute about whether Swan Island should continue to be used as an industrial area or re-appropriated for aviation purposes.
[3]
[4] Oregon voters approved an $84 million bond to expand the shipyard in the late 1970s.
[5] The Port of Portland sold the facilities to shipbuilder
Cascade General in 2000 at a cost of $30.8 million.
[6]
[7]
Description
More than 200 businesses are located at the Swan Island industrial area.
[8] As of 2008, more than 10,000 people were employed at the site.
[9]
Shipbuilder
Vigor Industrial is headquartered at Swan Island, where it operates a 60-acre (24 ha) shipyard with three dry docks.
[10]
[11] Swan Island is also the headquarters of
Daimler Trucks North America .
[12]
[13]
FedEx and
UPS have packaging and distribution centers at the Swan Island area.
[14]
[15]
Residents of nearby neighborhoods have complained of odors coming from the industrial facilities on Swan Island.
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References
^
"Swan Island Industrial Park" . Port of Portland. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ "Portland Shipyard Chronology".
The Oregonian . April 15, 2001. p. D02.
^ "Swan Island Faults Cited: Report Questions Airport Quality". The Oregonian . December 11, 1946. p. 31.
^ "Compromise Swan Island Plan Offered". Sunday Oregonian . December 22, 1946. Sec. 1, p. 18.
^ "Swan Island Dock: High and Dry?". The Oregonian . April 14, 2001. p. A01.
^ Gail Kinsey Hill (June 13, 2000). "Cascade Gets Cash to Buy Shipyard". The Oregonian . p. D01.
^ Gail Kinsey Hill (June 30, 2000). "Big Things in Shipyard's Future". The Oregonian . p. B01.
^
"Swan Island" . Venture Portland. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ Ted Sickinger (October 19, 2008). "Swan Island buzzes despite departures". The Oregonian . p. C1.
^
"Portland, OR Facilities" . Vigor Industrial. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ Mark Graves (November 23, 2014).
"North America's largest drydock floats first ship at Swan Island's Vigor Industrial" .
OregonLive . Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^
"Corporate Headquarters" . Daimler Trucks North America. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ Mike Rogoway (April 20, 2016). "Daimler new HQ ready for next 40 years". The Oregonian . p. B09.
^ Anna Marum (April 6, 2016).
"FedEx opens Portland facility as Amazon eyes shipping industry" . OregonLive . Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ Kristian Foden-Vencil (July 30, 2010).
"UPS Opens Expanded Swan Island Facility" .
Oregon Public Broadcasting . Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ Clare Duffy; Hannah Sievert (February 6, 2017).
"What's that smell? Student research shifts nuisance odor investigation" .
The Beacon . University of Portland. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
External links
45°33′40″N 122°42′40″W / 45.561°N 122.711°W / 45.561; -122.711