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Port of Oakland project seen as key to future about to begin

Oakland, Calif. – August 17, 2018: A freight distribution center placing high-demand logistics capability inside a global trade gateway will soon take shape here.  The Port of Oakland said today that work should begin this fall on a long-awaited Seaport Logistics Complex. The complex is envisioned as a cargo-handling campus that could change the trajectory of… Read More

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Port of Oakland gives $70,000 to develop eco-jobs workforce

Oakland, Calif. – August 16, 2018: The Port of Oakland has given $70,000 to a local non-profit to prepare local workers for careers in the environmental construction trades. The money is going to Oakland-based Rising Sun Energy Center which has a track record of helping low-income adults get jobs in the construction, energy efficiency, and solar… Read More

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Port of Oakland July container volume up 3.6 percent

Oakland, Calif. – August 15, 2018: Port of Oakland total container volume increased 3.6 percent in July, according to data released today. The Port said the rise over July 2017 totals was driven by an increase in empty container shipments to Asia. Import cargo volume declined 0.6 percent in July, the Port said. Exports were down… Read More

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1.2 million passengers at Oakland International in June

Oakland, Calif. – August 1, 2018: Officials at Oakland International Airport (OAK) today released June traffic reports, which reveal that total passenger activity at the airport increased 2.9% – from 1,218,265 in June 2017 to 1,253,329 in June this year.  The fiscal year concluded in June for the Airport with 13,356,803 passengers, up 6.1% from 12,593,371 in FY2017. For the current calendar year, OAK is… Read More

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Additional nonstop service between Oakland and Lihue commences today

Oakland, Calif. – July 17, 2018:  Today, 91 years after the very first flight between the US mainland and Hawaii,  Hawaiian Airlines begins daily year-round service between Oakland (OAK) and Lihue, on the Hawaiian Island of Kaua’i. The First Trans-Pacific Flight took off from Oakland International Airport at 7:09 a.m. on June 28, 1927 in the Atlantic-Fokker C-2 Bird of… Read More

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Port of Oakland Board elects Cestra ‘Ces’ Butner as President

Oakland, Calif. – July 16, 2018: Oakland business leader Cestra ‘Ces’ Butner has been elected President of the Port of Oakland’s governing Board. The Board of Port Commissioners selected their colleague for the top post at a meeting last week. Commissioner Butner succeeds Joan Story, who will remain on the Board. Commissioner Andreas Cluver was elected… Read More

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Port of Oakland import cargo volume at all-time high in June

Oakland, Calif. – July 12, 2018: Port of Oakland containerized import volume reached an all-time high last month, according to data released today.  The Port said it handled the equivalent of 87,207 20-foot import containers in June.  That beat the previous monthly record of 84,835 containers set last July. June import volume was up 8.7… Read More

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Port of Oakland boss affirms support for business with Japan

Oakland, Calif. – July 6, 2018: Port of Oakland Executive Director Chris Lytle this week called for strengthening business ties with Japan. Addressing visitors from the Japanese Port of Hakata, Oakland’s boss listed opportunities for growth at sea and in the air. “It’s extremely critical for us to have good, strong free trade partners such as… Read More

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Port of Oakland eye popper: magenta container ship in town Monday

PHOTO ATTACHED BELOW Oakland, Calif. – July 5, 2018: Here’s a style tip for those who track ships: magenta is the new black.  A 1,036-foot-long, cherry blossom magenta-colored container ship arrives next week at the Port of Oakland.  Called the ONE Competence, it’s the newly branded symbol of Japan’s recently consolidated container shipping lines. The ship… Read More

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