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Port of Kalama Comprehensive Plan
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Kalama River Industrial Park
The Kalama River Industrial Park is located across the Kalama River from the North Port
area. The Industrial Park features 75 acres with lot sizes ranging from 2 - 14 acres. All sites are
filled and preloaded with utilities in place. The Port has constructed five buildings in the
industrial park, four of which are
currently leased; as each building has
leased the Port has constructed the next
building. The Port has a sixty thousand
square foot building designed for the lot
directly south of the Ecotech building,
which it may build at the termination of
the existing lease. The industrial park
also includes Owens-Illinois, a glass
plant that manufactures wine and beer
bottles.
The BNSF Railway recently leased
the southeast portion of the industrial
park to use as a staging area for a nearby
rail construction project. To meet the
needs of BNSF, a rail spur has been extended across North Hendrickson Drive into the east
portion of the industrial park. Following completion of the rail construction project, this rail
spur will be an asset to attract tenants to the industrial park.
Immediately south of the Industrial Park is the Kalama Export Company grain export
terminal. This terminal was built in by
the Peavey Company in 1983 on land
purchased from the Port of Kalama.
Ownership of the terminal has changed
over time as grain companies have
created different partnerships. Kalama
Export Company is a joint venture of
Archer Daniels Midland Company and
Marubeni Corporation.
The facility includes one berth with
a length of 1,088 feet (with dolphins) and
water depth of 43 to 67 feet. The
terminal is located on approximately 100
acres, and is bordered by a series of
railroad loop tracks track capacity for approximately 600 cars, or five complete unit trains.
Kalama Export recently expanded its facility, increasing the annual capacity of the terminal
from approximately 8 million metric tons per year to 10 million metric tons per year.
Kalama River Industrial Park
Source: Port of Kalama
Kalama Export Company and Owens-Illinois
Glass
Source: Port of Kalama
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Central Port
The Central Port area begins directly south of the Kalama Export facility and extends to the
southern end of Rasmussen Park at Ahles Point. This district includes a high concentration of
business, recreation and professional offices.
Central Port - Industrial
The Central Port Industrial district is located just south of the Kalama Export facility and
north of the marina channel. This district has direct access to I-5 via Hendrickson Drive to Oak
Street. The district is also served by the BNSF/UP mainline.
This district is nearly fully occupied. Firms currently located on the property include:
Emerald Kalama Chemical, Absolute Concrete Colors, Kalama RV and Storage, Rainier Truck
Trailer Tank Repair, RSG Forest Products / Gram Lumber, the VOCI Card Lock Fueling Facility,
and Twin Perks Espresso. A large portion of the Emerald Kalama Chemical property is
undeveloped, consisting primarily of wetlands.
The Port may construct a lay berth facility as an interim use for the old Fibre site. Re-
development of facilities in this area will be evaluated as opportunities arise.
Central Port
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Professional and Recreation
The Central Port Professional and Recreation district includes the new Port of Kalama,
Administrative Offices and Interpretive Center, which opened in the fall of 2014. The former
administrative offices were converted to professional office space, and now house the National
Headquarters of Northwest Innovation Works. The Port will remodel the exterior of the
Northwest Innovation Works building to aesthetically match the new administrative building,
resolve moisture absorption in the siding and add a pitched roof.
Recreational options abound
in this district. A marina, Marine
Park, Rasmussen Park, scenic
trails, boat launch and plentiful
beach access offer visitors a wide
variety of opportunity to enjoy the
Port’s natural beauty.
This district is also the
location of planned tourism
investments, such as a destination
hotel/restaurant and multi-
purpose entertainment venue.
Central Port, Administration Building, Interpretive
Center and Marina
Source: Port of Kalama
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South Port
South Port extends from just south of Ahles Point to the southern limits of the Port's
property. Direct access to South Port is via the Todd Road interchange off I-5. The Washington
State Department of Transportation and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad have proposed
improvements to the South Port rail crossing.
This area is also fairly well utilized by industry and marine terminals. The largest share of
this property is leased to the TEMCO grain export elevator. TEMCO, a joint venture between
CHS Inc. and Cargill Inc., recently completed a $200 million construction project on the terminal
that tripled throughput capacity. The project included a new dock, mechanical systems, rail
and barge unloading systems and new systems for cleaning grain. In addition, the Port of
Kalama recently completed upgrades to the railroad infrastructure that serves the terminal,
adding new track and relocating existing track to double the terminal’s rail capacity.
A number of other industries are
located in the South Port area.
Chemtrade Logistics is located in the
north end of the district, and JSI Global
Solutions, Kemira, Arch Wood Protection,
Mountain Log Homes, Cabin Fever Log
Furniture, and Somarakis are located to
the south, near the TEMCO terminal.
Between the Chemtrade plant and the
cluster of businesses on the south sits a
parcel that is currently used for dredge
disposal. This site also includes a vacant
parcel the Port intends to develop for
light industrial or other business use.
The South Port has two sites that provide public access to the river. To the north of
Chemtrade Logistics is Ahles Point beach access. Adjacent to the south side of Chemtrade is
another public access point, which includes a primitive boat launch.
A number of the properties in the South Port area are privately owned. Should these
properties become available, the Port would evaluate them for acquisition and, if so indicated,
seek to acquire the properties.
Highest & Best Use
The highest and best use of a property ultimately means that land is improved and used in
a way that value is maximized. Vacant land has far less value than land improved for
commercial use. Property is given value based upon present or anticipated uses. Highest and
best use is influenced by a number of factors. Social forces as seen in population levels and
characteristics such as household formation and age distributions can greatly impact the use of
real estate. So too can economic forces as represented by demand characteristics such as
employment, wages, industrial expansion, as well as supply-side considerations including the
South Port and TEMCO
Source: Port of Kalama
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