Pacific Coast Intermodal Port — Port of Coos Bay

The West Coast hasn’t opened a major new container gateway in decades. Coos Bay wants to break that streak.

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, working with Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development, is advancing the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port, a roughly $2.3 billion ship-to-rail container terminal on the North Spit. In June 2026 the port executed a $25 million INFRA grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, matched by another $25 million from NorthPoint, to fund environmental review, permitting and preliminary engineering.

Project Scope

The plan pairs a deepwater marine terminal with a rebuilt short-line rail link to the national network, giving cargo an alternative to the congested San Pedro Bay ports. The work runs in phases. The port expects about two years of permitting and NEPA review, then roughly three years of construction once the capital stack closes.

Why It Matters

A working gateway at Coos Bay would pull containers that now move through Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland, shortening some inland trips and easing pressure on crowded terminals. It also ties a rural stretch of the Oregon coast to international trade for the first time. The economics still hinge on locking down the full $2.3 billion, a tall order for a port this size.

Project Team & Details