Labor peace drives Portland’s container recovery

SM Lines adding new vessels to its weekly service and BNSF Railway’s restart of a shuttle service are the latest wins for the Port of Portland after a labor meltdown scared container business away.

The port announced that SM Lines would add two more vessels into its weekly trans-Pacific service and that BNSF Railway would restart its shuttle service to Seattle and Tacoma. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.

SM Lines adding new vessels to its weekly service and BNSF Railway’s restart of a shuttle service are the latest wins for the Port of Portland after a labor meltdown scared container business away.