https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil Portland District News Releases RSS Feed en-us Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:50:51 GMT Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:05:59 GMT https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3149909/port-managers-army-engineers-agree-to-21-million-study/ Leadership from the Ports of Longview and Kalama, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed to fund an estimated $2.1 million study. The study will investigate what changes or improvements engineers can make to turning basins in the Columbia River to help larger, deeper-drafting vessels, safely navigate when turning.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2022/Sep/06/2003071255/115/75/0/220906-A-KH311-0003.JPG' alt='Army Col. Michael Helton, Portland District commander (center), Dan Stahl, Port of Longview chief executive officer (left), and Patrick Harbison, Port of Kalama commission president (right), prepare to sign an agreement for a $2.1 million study, Sept. 6 at the Port of Kalama, Washington. The study will investigate what changes or improvements engineers can make to turning basins in the Columbia River to help larger, deeper-drafting vessels, safely navigate when turning.' /> <br /> Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:50:51 GMT Press Operations https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3149909/port-managers-army-engineers-agree-to-21-million-study/ Columbia Research U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division