Port of Oakland February container volume declined

March 24, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – March 24, 2023: The Port of Oakland’s container volume experienced another slow month. Total year-to-date volume compared to this time last year fell 14.1%. Full TEUs (twenty-foot containers) dropped 23% last month, with 113,814 TEUs transiting the Port, in contrast to 147,620 TEUs in February 2022. Empty TEUs dropped 14% compared to… Read More

Port of Oakland joins clean energy trade mission

March 22, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – March 22, 2023: Port of Oakland officials joined a delegation of California policymakers, decisionmakers and business executives, led by California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Dee Dee Myers, Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, on a trade mission to Japan last week. The group exchanged ideas about tackling climate change,… Read More

Port of Oakland calls for zero emissions, cargo-handling plans

March 10, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – March 10, 2023: The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners approved an environmental ordinance at its Thursday, March 9 meeting. The Port law includes requiring tenants that operate cargo-handling equipment (CHE) to create a plan for converting CHE to zero-emissions. “The entire Port Board is committed to de-carbonizing operations at Port facilities,” said Port Board… Read More

16 new retail locations are coming to OAK Airport after Port of Oakland vote

March 9, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – March 9, 2023: On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners voted to adopt ordinances to enter into 10-year space use agreements with three retail concessionaires: HG OAK Retail Concessionaires JV, Paradies Lagardere @ OAK, LLC and MRG Oakland, LLC.  The three retailers will introduce a combined total of 16… Read More

Calavera brings best of Oakland cuisine and art at OAK Airport location

Oakland, Calif. – March 9, 2023: New restaurant Calavera is now open for business and serving passengers at Oakland International Airport. Calavera is a Mexican-inspired airport restaurant and bar based on the popular Uptown Oakland location. It is the eighth new restaurant opened as part of OAK’s new food and beverage program.  Calavera at OAK… Read More

Port of Oakland hosts workshop for small, local, and diverse contractors

March 3, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – March 3, 2023: The Port of Oakland held an event on February 28th to connect small, local, and diverse contractors with large companies that the Port of Oakland contracts with on a variety of projects.   Prior to the contractor networking event, the Port held a workshop on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification… Read More

OAK’s January passenger traffic up 38 percent year-over-year

March 1, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – March 1, 2023: In January of 2023, Oakland International Airport saw 819,955 passengers. There was year-over-year total passenger increase of 38.2 percent compared to January 2022.  “January is typically a slower month for air travel – but we can still see some significant growth in our passenger traffic compared to the same period last… Read More

Spirit Airlines to Launch Dallas-Fort Worth Nonstop on May 5th

February 23, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – February 23, 2023: As part of a robust OAK schedule for Summer 2023, Spirit Airlines announced new daily nonstop service between OAK and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (DFW) beginning May 5th, 2023. The news is very welcome by airport officials, as Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is one of OAK’s largest unserved… Read More

Port of Oakland building for the next generation

February 15, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – February 15, 2023: Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan presented the “State of the Port 2023” at a luncheon yesterday. In partnership with the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association and Women In Logistics, the speech was given to around 300 Port stakeholders at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant in Jack London Square. Executive Director Wan… Read More

Southwest Airlines’ Baltimore-Washington (BWI) Nonstop Returns at OAK

February 10, 2023

Oakland, Calif. – February 10, 2023: Southwest Airlines will once again fly nonstop between OAK and Baltimore, Maryland (BWI) beginning September 5th. Flights will operate daily on Southwest’s fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft that seats 175 passengers. The last time that OAK had daily nonstop service to Baltimore was December of 2020.   Baltimore-Washington… Read More