Ports Oregon has 23 ports including two of the West Coast s largest ports, the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and the Port of Portland. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is the only deep-draft ocean port between San Francisco and Puget Sound and is one of North America s leading exporters of wood products. It includes one public and 14 private deep-draft ports adjacent to Coastal Highway 101 and Union Pacific rail lines. Approximately 5,000,000 short tons of cargo are shipped through the harbor s marine terminals yearly. Major exports are bulk forest products.
Imports are predominately logs, nickel ore and petroleum products.
Harbor depths are 45 feet at the entrance and 35 feet in the main channels. The entrance bar is dredged to 45 feet, with a vertical draft of 136 feet under the Yaquina Bay Bridge at mean low water. The Port of Newport ships more than 445,000 short tons of wood products each year. The Port of Portland terminals handle many different commodities, including autos, lumber, grain, liquid and dry bulks, and special steel products. More than 10.5 million short tons of cargo are shipped each year through this port.