Port of Oakland

Los Angeles, New York and Virginia ports alone net over $1 billion from EPA to cut pollution.

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“Patience is wearing thin. Neither side imagined it would take this long,” says the head of the Port of LA on dockworker contract talks.

The dockworkers’ union and terminal employers are still sparring over wages and benefits more than a year after contract talks began.

A plan to convert the Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland to a baseball stadium has moved forward, but the project’s fate is far from certain.

From tragedy to unprecedented feats, the Golden Gate Bridge is an important part of American history in freight, transportation and architecture.

Truckers being sued by the city of Oakland and port commissioners over a weeklong protest over AB5 are claiming a small victory Monday after Alameda County Superior Court Judge Delbert Gee didn’t immediately grant the temporary restraining order port officials were seeking.

As truckers protest for the fifth day, workers at the Port of Oakland have been busy setting up orange barricades at all four of the marine terminals in case demonstrations over controversial state law AB5 spill over into next week.

The Port of Oakland in California is experiencing a work stoppage and limited access to the container terminals as truckers escalate their protests against the state’s AB5 law.

Around 450 protesters opposing California’s independent contractor law, AB5, were blocking all of the terminal gates at the Port of Oakland, forcing TraPac and Oakland International Container Terminal, also known as SSA, to close operations on Wednesday.

Approximately 100 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 refused to cross the protest line Tuesday as owner-operators blocked the gates of the SSA terminal, which is the largest operator at the Port of Oakland, in opposition of California’s controversial independent contractor law, AB5.

After a slow showing early Monday morning, an estimated 400 owner-operators managed to shut down truck traffic at all three terminals — SSA, TraPac and Everport — at the Port of Oakland to protest California’s controversial independent contractor law, AB5.

Some California truckers who move containers in and out of the marine terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach plan to participate in a work stoppage Wednesday to protest a controversial state law, AB5.

Container lines stand to gain from unprecedented berthing priority under a proposal introduced by California lawmakers aimed at helping U.S. exports.

There is one reason behind this trade snarl. One. Can you guess? Bet you can’t unless you are an importer.

According to maritime expert John McCown, the U.S. ports with the strongest April performance were Charleston, South Carolina; Houston; and New York/New Jersey.

CEO Brad Wright explains how Chunker’s short-term container storage model reduces risk for shippers.

Some big ports are import focused. The Port of Oakland is a big export port. It is trying to restore the traditional import/export balance.

Besides the daily challenges drayage truckers face to keep their small businesses afloat at the Port of Oakland, some are questioning whether they will be operating this time next year.

A new export container subsidy at the Port of Oakland received a tepid response from lawmakers pushing for a major overhaul of shipping regulations.

Popular interest in the supply chain may have faded, but the pileup of ships waiting offshore keeps growing.

Carrier relationships and networks are the keys to success in 2022, Port of Oakland looking for business, and retailers are into buying logistics companies.

Agriculture exporters on the West Coast are feeling neglected by ocean carriers. The Port of Oakland is trying to make more equipment available so they can ship their goods.

Despite reports that congestion issues are easing on the water at California’s major ports, drayage truckers claim this isn’t the case for them as efficiency issues continue to plague terminal operators.

As freight congestion weakens transportation links, AskWaves looks at potential federal funding options for supporting a move to 24/7 operations.

Shipping Asia-U.S. via regular ocean service and rail? “I would bet your goods will not arrive in time for Christmas,” says Flexport’s Nerijus Poskus.

PACCAR projects low volumes of electric truck deliveries for a few years. The 10 Peterbilt Model 579EVs at the Port of Oakland are a case in point.

Almost no container ships were stuck at anchor when 2020 peak season began. This peak season, terminals are pre-clogged.

Matson is adding a seasonal express service to help deal with the upcoming peak shipping season from China. But will it help with freight transportation delays?

One alternative: The team moves to Las Vegas, though that would keep Howard Terminal in place.

California offshore traffic jam, Ever Given, Yantian closure, skyrocketing rates and volumes … what’s next for container shipping?

Retailers at increasing risk of not getting goods from Asia on shelves as ocean transport system hits limit.

Ships at anchor are unlikely to clear by peak season. Congestion is forcing wide-scale voyage cancellations.

2002: The Port of Oakland gears up intermodal capabilities to catch up with in-state rivals Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Shippers continue to struggle to find a reliable way to get freight into the U.S., which is causing major changes to surface transportation patterns.

There have been no reported injuries, pollution or cargo losses aboard the vessel deployed on a ONE Atlantic service.

“Today we are in the seventh month of a historic import surge driven by unprecedented demand by American consumers,” says Gene Seroka.

Anchorages are filling up with ships off multiple ports — not just California’s. Yet the reasons behind the traffic jams are not always the same.

“If we do nothing, we will still have vessels at anchor come midsummer,” says Port of LA Executive Director Gene Seroka.

Preeti Pande, the hydrogen solution provider’s chief marketing officer, comes with extensive fuel cell industry experience and a Ph.D.

A coalition of Port of Oakland tenants continues to fight after losing its latest legal battle to slow the process of building a new baseball park at Howard Terminal.

The discharging of damaged containers continues nearly two months after the storm-battered ONE Apus arrived in Japan.

Cranes arrive, environmental prizes are awarded and cruise ships are welcomed.

“Several months into this pandemic, we are now seeing positive signs by these cargo volume totals.”

“We’re not doing any victory celebrations because the trade outlook remains unclear as long as the pandemic is with us.”

Asia-U.S. ocean freight rates are hitting record highs as import demand outpaces vessel supply.

California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control is accused of failing to enforce environmental law.

Raja Narayanan joins industry disrupter “at this pivotal time where the world is adapting to the new normal.”

Analysis concludes West Coast ports have lost 19.4% of market share since 2006.

Boost attributed to retailers trying to beat capacity constraints and rate hikes.

Total cargo volume is down 7.8% this year because of reduced import demand.

Distribution patterns expected to change in post-coronavirus world.

The smallest of the standardized ocean containers in the global fleet remains ideal for dense, heavy agricultural goods, forest products, and machinery shipments.

The 19,200-TEU MSC Anna is retrieving empty containers piling up during the coronavirus crisis to return to Asia.

Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Houston, Jacksonville and Charleston all report drops in March.

The number of empty containers returned to Asia from the California port dropped 23% in March.

New CEO named to lead Alabama State Port Authority and senior VP appointed to head Latin American sales.

Alameda County officials say the Oakland port and airport are too critical to close as part of quarantine.

Congress urged to double Coast Guard budget over next decade.

The Port of Oakland is making improvements to both its roads and ship turning basins so that it can handle increased traffic.

Danny Wan, just named executive director of the Port of Oakland says the agency needs to plan ahead for the possibility that the economy may slow.

The Port of Long Beach and Port of Oakland said exports were up, but imports down when compared to October 2018.

Port of Oakland has seen an uptick in volumes this year and is optimistic about remainder of 2019.

Georgia Ports Authority is looking to grow roll-on, roll-off cargo even as work continues on salvaging the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.

Import volumes see best month in 2019, but year-to-date still lower.

Third-party logistics provider aims to grow presence in its West Coast markets.

GSC handles 12 percent of import containers in Oakland, but its leadership is concerned about plans to build a baseball stadium on port property,

Shippers Transport Express, an affiliate of the stevedoring firm SSA Marine, has obtained a long-term lease on land it uses as a dray-off yard in the Port of Oakland.

Chris Lytle to retire from top job at Port of Oakland, leaving a 53-year legacy

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Containerized import volumes increased 9 percent last month over January 2018 totals.

It’s Northern California versus Southern California traffic as port displays turn times; Brexiting remains bad for business, shipowners warn.

In a normal year, the Port of Oakland stands out from other U.S. ports for exporting more than it imports. Not this year.

It is a significant widening of activities at the TraPac facility.

Tesla’s auto production in Fremont and high container volumes out of Oakland are driving demand for trucks in the San Francisco market

Tesla’s auto production in Fremont and high container volumes out of Oakland are driving demand for trucks in the San Francisco market

“We’ve spent much of this decade working with business partners to build out the cargo delivery platform our customers want and in 2018 we’re putting it to work,” said Port of Oakland CEO Chris Lytle