The $31 billion Columbia River shipping industry is feeling the impacts of President Donald Trump’s effort to remake the U.S. economy to be less reliant on imports.

The effects have been mixed for Southwest Washington. Uneasiness has replaced the outright fear that many in the industry felt when tariffs were announced earlier this year.

The Columbia’s shipping industry supports tens of thousands of jobs in the region, including hundreds across Southwest Washington. About half of the nation’s wheat leaves the country on the river, making it the third-largest grain export gateway in the world.

Grain farmers, exporters, importers, shippers and regional trade advocates prepared earlier this year for dramatic impacts from the president’s high tariffs and ship fees — as well as other countr

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