Oakland International Airport traffic up 5.6% in February
March 31, 2017
Oakland, CA – (March 31, 2017): Oakland International Airport (OAK) reports 849,866 airline passengers for the month of February, a 5.6% increase over February 2016, which included an additional day. On an average daily passenger traffic basis, February 2017 was up 9.3% over the average daily count in the previous year. OAK has now experienced… Read More
Read Full Article...Norwegian launches nonstop Oakland-Copenhagen service
March 29, 2017
Oakland, CA – (March 29, 2017): Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Norwegian announce another expansion from the increasingly popular San Francisco Bay Area airport to a new high-demand destination in Europe. Last evening, Norwegian launched its award-winning Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights from OAK to Copenhagen. Joining existing service to Oslo and Stockholm, both of which began in May 2014, Copenhagen… Read More
Read Full Article...Jack London Square – home to Lady Washington for three-week stay
March 27, 2017
Oakland, CA – (March 27, 2016): Tall ship Lady Washington begins a three-week stay at Jack London Square Wednesday, March 29. The Oakland waterfront becomes the tall ship’s new home at the foot of Broadway for an extended visit through April 18, and is open to the public. Those who would like to get a glimpse… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland OKs $8.9 million over 20 years for solar power
March 24, 2017
Oakland, Calif. – March 24, 2017: Port of Oakland Commissioners last night approved an $8.9 million deal to purchase solar power for 20 years. The Port said its municipal utility will resell the electricity to tenants including those at Oakland International Airport and the seaport. Under the agreement, the Port will buy approximately 11,000-megawatt hours… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland set for alliance changes: ‘we’re confident’
March 22, 2017
Oakland, Calif. – March 22, 2017: Port of Oakland officials said today that they expect to take on upcoming changes to container shipping alliances with little disruption. The news should be welcomed by importers and exporters fearful of fallout as ocean carriers switch partners next month. “We’ve spoken to the shipping lines, we’ve spoken to… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland says hundreds of new jobs are on the way
March 21, 2017
Oakland, Calif. – March 21, 2017: Industrial development will soon create hundreds of new jobs at the Port of Oakland. The challenge: finding enough skilled workers to fill them. That was the message Port officials delivered to a visiting delegation from the philanthropic Kellogg Foundation last week. The Port said it wants to fill the… Read More
Read Full Article...British Airways begins service to Oakland on March 28th
March 16, 2017
Oakland, CA: (March 16, 2017) – On March 28th, Oakland International Airport will offer 62 nonstop destinations with the addition of new London service on British Airways, the most in its 90-year history. The new service will make British Airways the only European airline to operate from all three Bay Area airports. For Oakland International,… Read More
Read Full Article...Cargo volume off at Port of Oakland in February
March 10, 2017
Oakland, Calif. – March 10, 2017: Containerized export volume at the Port of Oakland declined 1.2 percent last month from February 2016 totals. The Port said it was only the second export decrease in the past 14 months. Overall loaded container volume – imports and exports – declined 5.1 percent last month, according to figures released… Read More
Read Full Article...Bacon & Beer Festival meets Jack of All Trades fair at Jack London Square
March 9, 2017
Oakland, Calif. – March 9, 2017: The 4th annual Bacon & Beer Festival returns to Jack London Square this Saturday along with the monthly Jack of All Trades fair. Celebrating nostalgic American eating and imbibing, the Bacon & Beer Festival offers creative dishes and craft brews. There is an entry fee for the event, which… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland asks middle school’s help with messy problem
March 7, 2017
Oakland, Calif. – March 7, 2017: A dozen of this city’s female middle schoolers visit the Port of Oakland tomorrow to learn. A month later, they’ll be back – this time, to teach. Their subject: protecting San Francisco Bay’s delicate ecosystem. The 11-to-14-year-old youngsters are from West Oakland Middle School’s Techbridge Girls after-school program. Techbridge Girls… Read More
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