My travels today took me on a tour of Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland. The picture above shows shipping containers stacked four high in the yards of T-6. We rode around the port facilities on a bus. It was a little disappointing not to get out of the bus, but we did get to go under the huge cranes they use to unload these containers. It seems that all the cargo coming into T-6 is either in containers or is automobiles. The Ccontainers are standardized, but each company that uses them owns their own containers and the chasses (plural of chassis) that are hooked up to truck cabs. The different colors of the containers indicate the company that owns them.
There wasn't much port activity because it was a Saturday and because no ships were coming in, but it was still very interesting. There was a lot of security and it seems you can only see it as part of a tour. I went with a Meetup Group called Uniquely Portland. It was my first activity with that group.
I also made a new friend, Andy. He and I paired up for car-pooling. He is a young man who has just been in Portland for a few months, having moved here from Germany. His English is great, and it was fun to have company for the ride.
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