Swan Island Industrial Park

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]

The northern end of Swan Island in 2013

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.[16]

References
  1. "Swan Island Industrial Park". Port of Portland. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. "Portland Shipyard Chronology". The Oregonian. April 15, 2001. p. D02.
  3. "Swan Island Faults Cited: Report Questions Airport Quality". The Oregonian. December 11, 1946. p. 31.
  4. "Compromise Swan Island Plan Offered". Sunday Oregonian. December 22, 1946. Sec. 1, p. 18.
  5. "Swan Island Dock: High and Dry?". The Oregonian. April 14, 2001. p. A01.
  6. Gail Kinsey Hill (June 13, 2000). "Cascade Gets Cash to Buy Shipyard". The Oregonian. p. D01.
  7. Gail Kinsey Hill (June 30, 2000). "Big Things in Shipyard's Future". The Oregonian. p. B01.
  8. "Swan Island". Venture Portland. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  9. Ted Sickinger (October 19, 2008). "Swan Island buzzes despite departures". The Oregonian. p. C1.
  10. "Portland, OR Facilities". Vigor Industrial. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  11. Mark Graves (November 23, 2014). "North America's largest drydock floats first ship at Swan Island's Vigor Industrial". OregonLive. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  12. "Corporate Headquarters". Daimler Trucks North America. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  13. Mike Rogoway (April 20, 2016). "Daimler new HQ ready for next 40 years". The Oregonian. p. B09.
  14. Anna Marum (April 6, 2016). "FedEx opens Portland facility as Amazon eyes shipping industry". OregonLive. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  15. Kristian Foden-Vencil (July 30, 2010). "UPS Opens Expanded Swan Island Facility". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  16. 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.

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