Paul Bunyan Barge

Paul Bunyan Barge

The Paul Bunyan barge is expected to arrive at Port of Olympia’s Marine Terminal to discharge logs on Wednesday, July 14, 2010.

Barge: Paul Bunyan
Origin: Canada
Destination: Japan
Board Footage: 1.5 million board feet estimated
Customer: Weyerhaeuser
Est’d Total Terminal Hours: 456 Hours*
Total Barge Working Shifts: One 8-hour shift to unload the barge
Tug: Jack Brusco
* This includes labor from longshore, the Port and Weyerhaeuser.  The hours include labor to prepare for the operation, to discharge the barge and to sort and inventory the logs after the operation.

From a Port of Olympia News Release, July 12, 2010