The Port of Oakland successfully berthed the largest cargo ship to ever visit the U.S. The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, at 1,310-feet nearly a quarter-mile long, tied up at the Port’s Outer Harbor. By docking without incident, it symbolically opened the Trans-Pacific trade route between Asia and North America to megaships…
The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners has approved the assignment of several long term leases at Jack London Square to CIM Group. CIM is a full service real estate and infrastructure investment firm headquartered in Los Angeles with regional offices located at One Kaiser Plaza in downtown Oakland, New York City, Dallas, and the Washington, D.C. area…
Port of Oakland Commissioners have authorized spending up to $1.5 million to open night and weekend marine terminal gates here. The funds would be used to increase access hours for harbor truck drivers at the terminals beginning Feb. 13…
Starting today, Oakland International Airport (OAK) offers nonstop flights to Gatwick “Your London Airport” on Norwegian. The new three-times-weekly service marks the first nonstop route from OAK to the United Kingdom and the only nonstop to popular Gatwick Airport from Northern California…
The Port of Oakland today welcomed the first train to use a new, $100 million near-dock rail facility at the former Army Base. The new tracks are located in the Port’s Outer Harbor Intermodal Terminal area. They were designed as part of a strategy to enhance the Port’s intermodal capabilities…
A busy summer travel season has lifted passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport to a six-year high…
At a press conference at Oakland International Airport today, Southwest Airlines Co. announced that they filed application with the U. S. Department of Transportation to offer nonstop service daily between Oakland International Airport and both San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos & Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, beginning in February 2017, subject to governmental approvals. Once approved, the carrier’s flight schedule and fares will be published on Southwest.com…
Port of Oakland intermediate lien revenue bonds have been upgraded by Fitch Ratings to A from A-. Fitch has also affirmed the A+ rating on the Port’s senior lien revenue bonds. The rating outlook for both liens is stable…
Diesel emissions from trucks serving the Port of Oakland declined 98 percent between 2005 and 2015. In that same timeframe, ship emissions dropped 75 percent. Those were the key findings of an emissions inventory the Port released today. The results indicate the Port is advancing its 2008 commitment to reduce seaport-related diesel health risk by 85 percent by the year 2020…
Starting next spring, Bay Area residents can choose British Airways when traveling from Oakland International Airport (OAK), thanks to the start of the renowned carrier’s nonstop Oakland to London service, starting March 28, 2017. The new service will make British Airways the only European airline to operate from all three Bay Area airports…