Portland is an operating port that performs hands-on management of container operations. Stevedoring and terminal management are controlled by the Port, resulting in its direct involvement with the following services and facilities:

• Expedited vessel discharge and container delivery
• Fast terminal gate turn times relative to other West Coast ports
• On-dock intermodal yard served by Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific
• Extended loaded container storage (delay-in-transit)
• Foreign Trade Zone status
• On-site customs