The wood chip cargo carrier ship, Forest Venus, sits at the Upper Jarvis Range near North Bend/Coos Bay. More large ships like this will come through the waters upon completion of an intermodal facility, which will be for commercial container vessels.
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Port of Coos Bay officials have applied again for a large federal grant, after being rejected last year.
It’s to help accelerate construction of an intermodal port facility project, which is being done in partnership with NorthPoint Development, based in Kansas City, Missouri. The aim is to expand the existing waterway to accommodate large container ships and improve on the existing railway system to develop an international shipping terminal.
Margaret Barber is the director of external affairs and development for the Port of Coos Bay. She told KLCC that they’ve resubmitted for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
