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Front-line workers at Oakland Airport praised as Aviation Industry pivots
April 20, 2020
Oakland, CA – April 20, 2020: At Oakland International Airport, runways and taxiways are open and in active use. Terminals are operational, and air cargo activity has increased with new goods movement demands. Travel that is deemed “non-essential” is legal but is discouraged as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. The measure, while… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland says visit of its biggest ship ever going well
April 17, 2020
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO GALLERY OF MSC ANNA Oakland, Calif. – April 17, 2020: Port of Oakland officials bid farewell tonight to the biggest ship ever to visit this city. They add that the 32-hour call of the MSC Anna is proceeding on schedule. The 1,312-foot-long container vessel departs for Busan, South Korea, sometime after… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland welcomes biggest ship ever this week
April 14, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – April 14, 2020: Coronavirus may be hampering global trade but it hasn’t broken the supply chain at the Port of Oakland. The latest evidence: the largest ship ever to call in Oakland arrives this week. The container vessel MSC Anna is scheduled to berth at the Port April 16. The ship will… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland shares condolences after dockworker death
March 31, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – March 31, 2020: The Port of Oakland expressed its condolences today following the death of a dockworker overnight. According to reports, a longshore laborer fell to his death from the deck of a container ship at berth. The Port said the fatal accident was under investigation by local authorities. “This is a… Read More
Read Full Article...Airport worker in Oakland tests positive for COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – March 25, 2020: A gate agent at Oakland International Airport has tested positive for COVID-19, the Airport said today. The Airport said the individual was not an employee of the Port of Oakland, or the Oakland Airport which it owns and operates. According to the Airport, the individual last worked March 22… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland Board to meet by phone during COVID-19 crisis
March 24, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – March 24, 2020: Port of Oakland Commissioners said today their Board meetings would be conducted by phone while state and county shelter-in-place orders are in effect. The Governing Board of Port Commissioners said its order would extend to Port employees that usually attend the meetings, as well as the public. The Board said all… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland provides COVID-19 updates via blog
March 20, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – March 20, 2020: News media can find up-to-the-minute coronavirus impact updates from the Port of Oakland on a new blog. The Port today introduced the update feature on its website. The blog includes reports from the Port of Oakland and its Oakland International Airport. Both facilities have been declared essential operations and… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland debt ratings affirmed by Fitch
February 26, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 26, 2020: Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ratings on Port of Oakland debt. The agency last week announced the following ratings for Port bonds: $622 million in senior lien revenue bonds at ‘A+’; $181.9 million in intermediate lien revenue bonds at ‘A’; and Underlying bank bonds for the Port’s commercial paper… Read More
Read Full Article...Tribute to mariners unveiled at Port of Oakland
February 14, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 14, 2020: The Port of Oakland has joined the International Maritime Center (IMC) to unveil a tribute to mariners. The new, abstract sculpture titled “Sea Remembrance” was installed in January next to the IMC facility at Port View Park. “Seafarers make costly sacrifices being away from home at sea for months at… Read More
Read Full Article...Port of Oakland appoints first Chief Operating Officer
February 6, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 6, 2020: Veteran aviation executive Kristi McKenney has been named Chief Operating Officer at the Port of Oakland. Executive Director Danny Wan announced the appointment today after the Port’s governing Board created the new position last month. Ms. McKenney had been serving as Assistant Director of Aviation at the Port’s Oakland… Read More
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