CRSOA Members and Industry Partners are welcome to participate in Missions Day and COBALT!

Missions Day will be held at the USCG Sector Columbia River in Portland (6767 N. Basin Ave., Training Room.) USCG Missions Day will give CRSOA members and industry partners an opportunity to learn more about the USCG's role that is intertwined with the Columbia River's maritime community.

Background on the Columbia Region's Maritime Industry Introduction Program:
This program has traditionally been a week-long structured series of presentations, tours, and discussion sessions offered to every newly arriving U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port/ Sector Commander.  It has been offered at least once a year, every year since 1997.
 
The Coast Guard selected the title "Columbia Basin Leadership Training" (COBALT) as the name and acronym for the program. The program is coordinated by the Columbia River Steamship Operators' Association (CRSOA) and presented by maritime industry leaders, and state and local government agency heads and representatives. Each presentation is a product of the agency/organization presenting and provides information the organization's leaders believe will be of benefit to the Coast Guard and our industry.
 
Sessions are designed to quickly acquaint executive and mid-level Federal decision makers with our maritime industry's issues, concerns, and priorities, and to encourage open dialogue with our region's private sector leaders and experts.  

View the COBALT 2023 agenda

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Snapshot of the Week:

Missions Day: Located in Portland, OR
- Sector 101, Tour of Sector Columbia River - Command Center
- Sector Boarding Team Presentation

COBALT Day 1:
- COBALT Overview and Columbia River Steamship Operators' Association
- A Day in the Life of an Agent
- Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
- Columbia River Towboat Association
- Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots
- Columbia River Pilots
- Columbia River Bar Pilots
- Columbia River Launch Service
- Anchorage Launch Company
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

COBALT Day 2:
-  Merchants Exchange of Portland
- Maritime Fire & Safety Association / FPAAC
- Clean Rivers Cooperative
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Washington Department of Ecology
- Lower Columbia Region Harbor Safety Committee
- NOAA’s Northwest River Forecast Center
- Port of Portland
- Fire Agencies Response Boats

COBALT Day 3:
- Port of Vancouver USA
- United Grain
- TEMCO
- EGT
- Pacificorp
- National Cargo Bureau

COBALT Day 4:
- Port Security
- Cybersecurity
- US Customs & Border Protection
- Port of Columbia County
- Washington Ports: Kalama and Longview

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