Oregon municipal port district, landlord and marine-infrastructure client

Port of Newport

NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada departing Newport Oregon, with the Port of Newport and Yaquina Bay waterfront behind

Wade Blake / NOAA; Newport and NOAA fleet context, not evidence that the Port's 2026 maintenance dredging has started

Port of Newport is an Oregon municipal port district serving Yaquina Bay.

Organization overview

Oregon municipal port district, landlord and marine-infrastructure client

Geographic footprint: Americas, United States, Oregon coast, and Yaquina Bay and Newport. Core marine roles: Municipal port district and harbor-infrastructure owner, NOAA MOC-P landlord and facility-maintenance counterparty, Marine-works procurement and bid-evaluation authority, and Berth, wharf and dock maintenance client.

Project records 1 Last reviewed 25 July 2026

Type

Oregon municipal port district, landlord and marine-infrastructure client

Active regions

Americas, United States, Oregon coast, Yaquina Bay and Newport

Marine works roles

Municipal port district and harbor-infrastructure owner, NOAA MOC-P landlord and facility-maintenance counterparty, Marine-works procurement and bid-evaluation authority, Berth, wharf and dock maintenance client, Dredging, survey and upland-disposal acceptance interface, Commercial fishing, research-fleet and recreational harbor coordinator

Role in marine infrastructure

Port of Newport is an Oregon municipal port district serving Yaquina Bay. It owns and maintains the Marine Operations Center-Pacific property leased to NOAA and oversees the facility's buildings and docks. For the 2026 maintenance-dredging package, the Port is the procurement and owner-side evaluation authority; NOAA remains the tenant and fleet operator, and none of the six bidders is yet a selected contractor.

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