Port of Oakland April container volume climbs second month in a row
Oakland, Calif. – May 26, 2023: The Port of Oakland’s total container volume is picking up compared to last month. This marks the second month in a row that Oakland’s cargo volume is on the rise. Port of Oakland April loaded container volume rose by more than 7,000 TEUs from March 2023. “Given the increase we’ve […]
Summer travel kicks off at OAK with 11 destinations added
Oakland, Calif. – May 23, 2023: Oakland International Airport will be busy throughout Memorial Day holiday travel period. Approximately 130,000 travelers are expected to pass through the airport for the holiday weekend with Friday, May 26th and Monday, May 29th as the busiest days. Passengers are encouraged to arrive early for their flights. The general […]
Port of Oakland makes major strides toward green future
Oakland, Calif. – May 18, 2023: The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners approved an ordinance that will make huge strides in reducing emissions from cargo handling equipment at TraPac, a key marine terminal at the Oakland Seaport. Port Commissioners unanimously voted to amend terminal operator TraPac’s lease to include green upgrades to cargo handling equipment at its […]
Port of Oakland, Japanese officials and CalSTA advance green seaport initiatives
Oakland, Calif. – May 5, 2023: A delegation of Japanese Ministry officials and representatives from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) met with the Port of Oakland this week to discuss green initiatives to reach zero emissions from seaport operations. The meeting was a follow-up to a clean energy trade mission to Japan in March where […]
Now Spirit Airlines Connects the East Bay to the East Coast and Dallas, too
Oakland, Calif. – May 5, 2023: Today, Spirit Airlines launches three new routes at Oakland International Airport. New service is between Oakland and Philadelphia, New York City-Newark, and Dallas-Fort Worth. The new daily flights present a convenient option to Fly the East Bay Way to the East Coast and to Texas on Spirit’s fleet of […]
Oakland International Airport passenger count up 15 percent month-to-month
Oakland, Calif. – May 3, 2023: In March of 2023, Oakland International Airport saw 912,916 passengers, an increase of 15 percent from the prior month. There was year-over-year total passenger increase of 10.0 percent compared to March 2022. This represents approximately 83.3 percent of pre-pandemic passenger levels seen in 2019. “Travel over the spring break period was […]
Port of Oakland names Craig Simon Acting Director of Aviation
Oakland, Calif. – May 2, 2023: This week, Craig Simon begins as Acting Director of Aviation. This follows the departure of Port of Oakland Director of Aviation Bryant L. Francis. Mr. Simon, a veteran with over 22 years in the airport industry, has served OAK as the Assistant Director of Aviation for two and a half years. […]