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Columbia River Bar Status   Click here for more info ....         Traffic operating normally. No delays expected.   Notices ......................... Upcoming events : Click here for a listing of local Propeller Club and Portland Shipping Club events this spring and summer 10th Annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference May 12-14, 2008 Seattle, Washington Plan * Prevent * Protect * Recover   22nd ANNUAL AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE VETERANS CONVENTION MAY 24, 25, 26, 27 2008 RED LION HOTEL ON THE RIVER, PORTLAND, OREGON     About us......................... In 1879 Boss Shenck's Saloon, on the Portland waterfront, was an early gathering place for the maritime trade. News of ship arrivals was posted by patrons and the establishment became the birthplace of the Merchants Exchange. Since that time, the Merchants Exchange has grown and expanded in order to keep pace with the ever-changing maritime trade and advancing technology. Operating 24-hours a day, seven days a week, the Exchange is an integral part of the maritime industry providing the lower Columbia and Willamette rivers’ maritime and harbor communities with valuable information and service. In addition to providing 24-hour vessel intelligence, answering service and cargo and vessel statistics, the Exchange also provides extensive association management.  Through its association management, the Merchants Exchange has brought together a diverse group of organizations and has promoted and enhanced the common business interest of the maritime community.   Members of the Merchants Exchange include, but are not limited to, steamship operators, admiralty attorneys, customs brokers, tug and barge companies, freight forwarders, stevedores, ship repair services and port authorities. Membership in the Exchange can provide operations and chartering departments access to real-time port activity and berth congestion intelligence. For more information click   Oregon and Washington Ballast Water information MTSA / Vessel / Facility Security information			Coverage area   Click for AIS picture ..... --------------------------------------------    Scholarship Fund Applications for the  MEX Scholarship  Fund for the 2008-2009 school year are now being accepted online
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