Port of Oakland Oks long-term lease for speedy cargo flow
July 29, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 29, 2019: A program that accelerates Port of Oakland cargo flow has a new lease on life…literally. Port Commissioners last week approved a firm’s 13-year lease to continue moving loaded import containers off Oakland docks. The agreement keeps Shippers Transport Express on 32 acres at the Port’s Seaport Logistics Complex through… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland exports up with help from China’s neighbors
July 25, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 25, 2019: Containerized export volume at the Port of Oakland increased in the first half of 2019 thanks to China’s neighbors. Port data released today showed double-digit export volume percentage increases through June 30 to South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Trade with those three nations alone offset a 17 percent drop… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland freight hauler testing two more electric big rigs
July 19, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 19, 2019: A major Port of Oakland freight hauler is ready to take the next step with battery-powered trucks. GSC Logistics said today it would acquire two more electric big rigs by October. The Port’s largest trucker said it wants to discover if zero-emission tractors can haul cargo containers over highways…. Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland’s keystone project set to be delivered in 2020
July 16, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 16, 2019: Port of Oakland Commissioners have approved the final permit associated with one of the most anticipated industrial developments in Port history. They voted last week to approve a vertical permit – industrial vernacular for a building construction permit – at a long-awaited Seaport Logistics Complex. The developer, CenterPoint Properties,… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland exports up 4.2 percent in June
July 15, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 15, 2019: The Port of Oakland reported today that containerized export volume increased 4.2 percent in June 2019 compared to June 2018 totals. The Port said it handled the equivalent of 74,901 20-foot loaded export containers last month—compared to 71,894 in June 2018. The Port has now reported year-over-year export volume gains… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland Board gives President Ces Butner third term
July 12, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 12, 2019: Cestra “Ces” Butner will serve a third term as President of the Port of Oakland Board of Port Commissioners. The Board re-elected President Butner at a meeting yesterday. It re-elected Commissioner Andreas Cluver as First Vice President and chose first-year Commissioner Barbara Leslie as Second Vice President. At the… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland Executive Director Chris Lytle to retire July 19
July 10, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 10, 2019: The Port of Oakland announced today that Executive Director Chris Lytle would retire July 19, after 53 years in trade and transportation. The Port said Mr. Lytle has agreed to remain as a consultant to the Port through year-end. Mr. Lytle, 73, is concluding his sixth year at the helm… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland hails Fourth of July with flag-waving ship
July 4, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 4, 2019: A 1,148-foot-long French emissary is celebrating Independence Day at the Port of Oakland today. The container ship CMA CGM Ivanhoe arrived here last night, making a big splash in San Francisco Bay. The CMA CGM Group ship’s hull was draped with four 30’X60’ American flags which unfurled near the Golden… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland tenant: hybrids ‘way better than we thought’
July 2, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – July 2, 2019: A major Port of Oakland tenant projects big air quality gains from a three-month-old emissions reduction program. SSA’s Oakland International Container Terminal said today its $6 million conversion to hybrid yard cranes would cut greenhouse gas emissions 96 percent. “This is way better than we thought it would be,”… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland steps up as ships carry bigger loads than ever
June 20, 2019
Oakland, Calif. – June 20, 2019: Bigger ships are challenging the Port of Oakland with never-seen-before container volumes. The Port said today that vessels on average load and unload the equivalent of 1,767 20-foot boxes each time they visit here. It’s the highest container move count in Port history, up 9 percent from 2018 and 50… Read More
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