Port of Oakland receives coveted marketing award for Oakland International Airport
February 28, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 28, 2019: The Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners today receives the hardware brought home by Oakland International Airport following its win at the 2019 Routes Americas Conference in Quebec. The highly-regarded Routes Marketing Award is considered as one of the most prestigious awards in the Aviation industry, as winners are determined… Read More
Read Full Article...Jack London Square free exhibit highlights local Beat Generation artists
Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 28, 2019: Several local, prominent, African American artists’ works are highlighted in a new, free exhibit at Jack London Square that opens today for the public at 1 p.m. “The-Beat-Generation-Exhibition” features a representative collection of art, by Abstract Expressionist Arthur Monroe. The display demonstrates Mr. Monroe’s lifetime artistic achievement in preparation… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland getting three new cranes, could be tallest in U.S.
February 19, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 19, 2019: Towering new cranes are coming to the Port of Oakland to handle the latest generation of megaships. The Port said today that its largest marine terminal would install three 300-foot-tall gantry cranes late next year. The three cranes would go to Oakland International Container Terminal on Oakland Estuary. A $30… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland import volume increased 9 percent last month
February 14, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 14, 2019: Port of Oakland containerized import volume increased 9 percent last month over January 2018 totals. According to data released today, the Port handled the equivalent of 81,895 20-foot import containers last month. The Port said it was the busiest January for imports in its history. Oakland’s January export volume rose… Read More
Read Full Article...Ayesha Curry opens “Homemade” pop-up shop at Jack London Square
February 1, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 1, 2019: Celebrity cook Ayesha Curry chose Jack London Square at the Oakland waterfront as the location for her first-ever pop-up store. Ayesha Curry is a cookbook author, television personality and married to basketball star Stephen Curry. Her shop opens to the public tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. “Homemade”… Read More
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