Grain, forestry drive improvement on volumes

PORT of Portland chief executive Greg Burgoyne stands in front of the Yangtze Legend, as trucks load logs onto the carrier – the ship was bound for Singapore, en route to India, one of the markets developed by exporters following the Chinese ban on Victorian timber.

By Chalpat Sonti

August 02, 2023 | 8:00 AM

IT might still be some way off the records of five years ago, but there are positive signs for the Port of Portland with an improvement in the volume going through.

Chief executive Greg Burgoyne said 6.081 million tonnes went through the port in the 2022-23 financial year, about 400,000 tonnes more than in 2021-22.