Port of Oakland Awarded $3.5+ Million in Seaport Security Grants
Press Releases For Immediate Release July 6, 2012 Port of Oakland Awarded $3.5+ Million in 12th Round of Seaport Security Grants Port Receives 100% of Requested Funds; Project Costs – 75% Federal, 25% Port Oakland, CA – July 6, 2012 – The Port of Oakland will receive $3,543,750 in Federal Port Security Grant funding to […]
$15 Million Awarded to Port of OAB First Phase Rail Project
Press Releases For Immediate Release June 19, 2012 $15 Million Awarded to Port of Oakland Army Base First Phase Rail Project Federal Tiger Grant to Fund Job-Creating Outer Harbor Intermodal Terminal Project The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded a $15 million TIGER grant to the Outer Harbor Intermodal Terminal (OHIT) Rail Access project of […]
Port of Oakland Starts Impasse Actions SEIU Union Rejects Agreement
Press Releases For Immediate Release June 5, 2012 Port of Oakland Starts Impasse Actions after SEIU Union Rejects Tentative Agreement on a New 4-Year Contract Oakland, Calif.,–June 5, 2012—The Port of Oakland announced today it is initiating impasse actions in an effort to negotiate a new contract with Service Employees International Local 1021. The impasse […]
Port of Oakland Welcomes Newly-Appointed Commissioner
Press Releases For Immediate Release May 21, 2012 Port of Oakland Welcomes Newly-Appointed Commissioner Earl S. Hamlin Brings over 30 Years of Finance and Business Development Experience Oakland Mayor Jean Quan with newly-appointed Port Commissioner Earl S. Hamlin Oakland, Calif.—May 18, 2012 – The Port of Oakland welcomes its newest Port Commissioner, Earl S. Hamlin, who […]
Port of Oakland: Powering Jobs, Empowering Communities
Press Releases For Immediate Release April 5, 2012 Port of Oakland: Powering Jobs, Empowering Communities Port Debuts New Jobs Brochure Illustrating Port’s Positive Economic Impacts The Port of Oakland held a news conference today launching its new jobs brochure highlighting the Port’s positive economic impact – supporting 73,000+ jobs in the region and 827,000 across […]
MSC Fabiola – First Call to Oakland
Press Releases For Immediate Release March 20, 2012 MSC Fabiola – First Call to Oakland The Largest Container Ship Ever to Call North America Visits the Port of Oakland Oakland, Calif. – March 20, 2012 – The Port of Oakland welcomes tomorrow the largest containership ever to call any seaport in North America. The MSC […]
The Largest Container Ship Ever to Call North America Visits the Port of Oakland
Press Releases For Immediate Release March 12, 2012 The Largest Container Ship Ever to Call North America Visits the Port of Oakland Oakland, Calif. – March 20, 2012 – The Port of Oakland welcomes tomorrow the largest containership ever to call any seaport in North America. The MSC Fabiola is a 12,562 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent-unit) […]
Port of Oakland & China Merchants hold China Briefing & Roundtable
Press Releases For Immediate Release March 3, 2012 Port of Oakland and China Merchants hold “China Briefing and Roundtable” to Promote Export/Import Trade China Briefing at Port of Oakland with Port and China Merchants Holdings International officials. Oakland, CA – March 3, 2012 – The Port of Oakland and China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) hosted […]
Port of Oakland Celebrates GGB 75Th Anniversary Art Trade & Tourism
Press Releases For Immediate Release February 3, 2012 Port of Oakland Celebrates Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary through Art, Trade and Tourism Port Calls for Artist Participation in Two Contests Depicting the Golden Gate Bridge to Oakland Connection This is a photo of some of the Port’s super post-Panamax cranes that “squeezed” under the Golden […]
UC Berkeley Study Finds 50% Reduction in Diesel Emissions From Trucks
Press Releases For Immediate Release January 31, 2012 UC Berkeley Study Finds 50% Reduction in Diesel Emissions From Trucks at Port of Oakland Oakland, Calif. —January 31, 2012— An independent study by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) shows a dramatic reduction in air pollution from sources […]