OPTIMIZATION OF MAINTENANCE DREDGING REQUIREMENTS AT BERTHS 1 THROUGH 10, PORT OF VANCOUVER, WA

摘要

The Port of Vancouver, WA (Port) is located on the west side of the Columbia River and operates with five terminals (13 berths) providing ship loading and offloading operations for different types of general and bulk cargos. The Port's terminals extend along the Columbia River at a distance of more than 1.5 miles (2.4 km). Figure 1 shows a plan view of the locations of three (of the five) terminals at the Port.