Port of Oakland holds shoreline cleanup for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

615 gallons of trash collected at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park Oakland, Calif. – January 23, 2025: The Port of Oakland and Nurture Nature celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 20 by organizing 152 volunteers to remove litter from the shoreline. The event was held at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (MHSP) in the […]

Port of Oakland wins community/educational excellence award for environmental conference

Port honored for zero-emissions environmental symposium Oakland, Calif. – November 5, 2024: The Port of Oakland was presented with an award by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) last week at the AAPA Annual Convention & Exposition. The AAPA is the unified voice of the seaport industry in the Americas, representing more than 130 […]

Port of Oakland awarded historic $322 million EPA grant

Grant to fund hundreds of zero-emissions trucks and cargo-handling equipment Oakland, Calif.—October 29, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Port of Oakland $322 million to fast track the Oakland Seaport’s conversion to nearly 100 percent zero-emissions cargo handling operations. The Port’s historic and transformative proposal is called “Community Led, Business Supported, […]

Five-year “Float Lab” experiment completed at Port of Oakland

Project tested prototype “island” for use as storm surge protection Oakland, Calif. – October 7, 2024: Float Lab completed its five-year project at the Port of Oakland. The floating laboratory gathered information about marine life and data about the use of a floating structure in an area vulnerable to sea level rise. Float Lab arrived […]

$2.5M federal grant to boost hydrogen fuel use at Port of Oakland

U.S. Department of Energy investment in hydrogen equipment and infrastructure Oakland, Calif – September 30, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2.5 million grant to develop and demonstrate advances in fuel cell technology at the Port of Oakland. The grant is part of the Biden/Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The total project […]

Port of Oakland and partners organize major shoreline cleanups

350 volunteers pulled litter from two waterfront parks Oakland, Calif. – September 24, 2024: The Port of Oakland joined its partners to celebrate California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 21, by organizing volunteers to remove litter from the shoreline. The event was held in conjunction with Oakland Creek to Bay Day at two locations: […]

Port of Oakland hosts “Zero Emission Ride & Drive” event

Truckers got to test drive battery and fuel cell electric trucks Oakland, Calif. – September 23, 2024: The Port of Oakland partnered with the Harbor Trucking Association, California Air Resources Board, CALSTART, CA HVIP (California Hybrid and Zero-emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project), and PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) in a “Zero Emission […]