News Update- June 22, 2006

Contact:
Port of Longview: Marie Wise, Communications/Public Affairs Manager
360-425-3305

Port of Longview Exhibits at Windpower 2006 Conference

The Port of Longview exhibited at the Windpower 2006 Conference and Exhibition held on June 4 - 7 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The conference is sponsored each year by the American Wind Energy Association, of which the Port is a member. It brings together leading wind energy professionals from around the world for three days of conference sessions and an interactive trade show where exhibitors showcase their products and services. It is the largest wind energy conference in North America. This year, over 5,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors participated.

The Port's goal as an exhibitor is to make contact with wind energy developers, manufacturers, freight forwarders and suppliers, and promote the Port's handling services. Port staff members Valerie Harris, Manager of Business Development, and Marie Wise, Communications/Public Affairs Manager, managed the Port's trade show booth and met with current and potential wind energy and steel customers. The Port's booth featured a self-running presentation that told the "story" of what happens to wind turbine components as they pass through the Port.

The Port continues to handle a growing volume of wind turbine components. Currently, six vessels carrying wind tower sections are scheduled to be unloaded through the end of 2006.

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PORT OF LONGVIEW MISSION To provide expansion and development of foreign and domestic trade, to encourage commercial and industrial development, and to enhance waterfront recreational activities for the economic benefit of the citizens of the Port District.

The Port of Longview is the first full-service operating port with strategic transportation connections on the deep-draft Columbia River shipping channel in southwest Washington State. The Port is located just 66 river miles from the Pacific Ocean, 120 driving miles from Seattle, Washington and 40 driving miles from Portland, Oregon. Port facilities include eight marine terminals and waterfront industrial property with direct connections to main-line rail and interstate highway. Cargo handling specialties include all types of bulk cargos and breakbulk commodities such as steel, lumber, logs, pulp, paper and project cargo.