WELCOME TO THE EXCHANGE

Letter From The Executive Director

Welcome to the January/February edition of The Exchange.

Once again, we welcome in a new year and as such, we would like to extend our gratitude to all of our members and community partners for their continued dedication to our industry. The Merchants Exchange is very pleased to present this Year in Review issue and celebrate our shared accomplishments through 2022. We wish you good health and prosperous new year!

Liz Wainwright, Executive Director Merchants Exchange

Note From The Editorial Team

The Exchange is the bi-monthly newsletter of the Merchants Exchange.

Members: If you have an article or an announcement that you would like to be included in future issues of The Exchange, please contact us: newsletter@ pdxmex.com.

Editorial Team

>> Mary Wiley - wiley@pdxmex.com

>> Bekah Brinkmeier - brinkmeier@pdxmex.com

>> Anthony O’Reilly - oreilly@pdxmex.com

Table Of Contents

Board of Directors 3

Membership 3

Shipping Education Series 4

2022 Year in Review 6

2022 Vessel Calls Report 8

The Port Report 11

Port of Vancouver 12

Port of Kalama 13

U.S Coast Guard, Sector Columbia River 14 Association Updates 15

Lower Columbia Region Harbor Safety Committee 15 Clean Rivers Cooperative 16

Maritime Fire & Safety Association 18

Maritime Commerce Club, Columbia River 22 Merchants Exchange Scholarship Fund 25

Friends of the Exchange 28 Merchants Exchange 29

Contact Us 30

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Board Of Directors

Todd Krout (2023) President Port of Vancouver USA

Chris Cummins (2024) Vice President General Steamship Corp

Geoff Doerfler (2024) Tidewater Barge Lines

Earl Dixon (2024) United Grain Corp

Gary Hodson (2023) ACGI Shipping

Roger Hsieh (2024) Treasurer BNSF Railway Company

Alex Scott (2023) Secretary Anchorage Launch Co.

Adrian Burkard (2025) Jones Stevedoring Company

Eric Kastner (2025) Cascade Marine Agencies LTD

Ryan Statz (2025) Columbia Grain, Inc.

Membership

Jim Cockrell (Ex Officio) Board President, Clean Rivers Cooperative Owens Corning

Mat Cusma (Ex Officio) Board President, Maritime Fire & Safety Association Schnitzer Steel

Capt. Jeremy Nielsen (Ex Officio) Columbia River Pilots

Legal Counsel: Tyson Calvert, Esq. Lindsay Hart LLP

Our membership makes up the core of the local marine shipping community. Our members include, but are not limited to: vessel agents and operators, admiralty attorneys, customs brokers, tug and barge companies, freight forwarders, stevedores, ship repair service facilities and port authorities.

The Exchange is a provider of vessel and cargo information. It serves as a hub for local industry education as well as association management and networking activities. Our members enjoy a direct relationship with the Merchants Exchange and its services. Each member company is able to vote for Merchants Exchange board of director nominees and is eligible for board membership. All of our services and activities are member focused.

Vessel and cargo information services that are currently offered include:

• Vessel Reporting

• Communication Support Service

• Vessel and Cargo Statistics

• Daily Grain Bulletin

• Grain Committee Membership

• Answering Service

• Special Reports and Services

The Merchants Exchange caters its services to the ever-changing needs of local industry. We are constantly working to develop new ways to help our members do business. If the service you need is not listed, ask us and we can work to develop it for you.

For more information about membership, visit our website at: www.pdxmex.com

February 2023

Wednesday

April 2023

Wednesday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• April 5

• April 12

• April 19 • April 26 **NEW** SHIPPING 301 June 2023 Wednesday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. • June 7 • June 14 • June 21 • June 28 SHIPPING 101

October 2023

Wednesday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. • October 4 • October 11 • October 18 • October 25