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Smart Phone Apps for Port of Oakland Harbor Truckers

The Port of Oakland is launching two smart phone applications that could transform containerized cargo handling at seaports. The apps provide a highly anticipated tech-based calculation of harbor trucker turn times – an elusive industry metric. The apps, DrayQ™ and DrayLink™, employ Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS technology. They tell drivers how long they’ll wait to enter marine terminal gates and how long their transactions will take. They give shippers a ... [+]

Port of Oakland OKs Deal with Outer Harbor Terminals, LLC

The Port of Oakland has agreed to a lease termination with Outer Harbor Terminals, LLC. The Port’s governing Board of Port Commissioners approved the agreement on February 19.  It will now be reviewed by a bankruptcy judge in Delaware overseeing Outer Harbor Terminals, LLC’s request for bankruptcy protection. Outer Harbor Terminals, ... [+]

Port of Oakland Sets Plan to Shift Cargo when Terminal Closes

The Port of Oakland has set its plan to move containerized cargo once a marine terminal closes March 31. The Port said today its Continuity Plan will keep trade flowing and prevent vessel diversions to other ports. The plan addresses the impending shutdown of Outer Harbor Terminals LLC, formerly known as ... [+]

Oakland Port Commission Renews Project Labor Agreement

Oakland, CA - January 29, 2016: The Port of Oakland Board of Port Commissioners has renewed a project labor agreement that will increase East Bay hiring for Port-related capital projects. The five-year pact approved last night is intended to boost earnings for local workers that totaled $4.4 million in FY14-15 ... [+]

Port of Oakland launches hotline, live chat, and office hours

The Port of Oakland has launched a new toll-free telephone hotline, Web site live chat, and office hours in East and West Oakland. This new outreach program called, “Meet the Port” provides the public access and engagement with the Port. “Our hotline, live chat, and office hours are staffed by Port ... [+]

Port of Oakland Task Force Seeks to Improve Cargo Flow

With the summer-long labor shortages over at the Port of Oakland, members of the Port Efficiency Task Force are now looking at ways to improve efficiency and speed up cargo flow. The Task Force met for the second time in late October is address goals. “There has been a lot of improvement ... [+]

Port of Oakland Reaffirms Long-Term Renewable Energy Strategy

The Port of Oakland has reaffirmed a renewable energy strategy that will make 75% of the energy it purchases for tenants greenhouse gas-free within three years. The strategy involves a partnership with the East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD). The Port currently purchases renewable energy from EBMUD’s biogas facility at the foot ... [+]

Port of Oakland brings cleaner diesel technology to the seaport

EPA grant allows greener cargo-handling equipment at TraPac Terminal The  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Port of Oakland $277,885 to upgrade cargo-handling equipment and reduce exhaust emissions on the waterfront. The funds will be used at TraPac marine terminal, one of five terminals operating in Oakland. Under the EPA’s National ... [+]

Port of Oakland: Vessel Traffic Jam in San Francisco Bay Fading

A backlog of container ships crowding San Francisco Bay is fading, the Port of Oakland says. On September 1, the Port reported no vessels at anchor waiting for berths at its five marine terminals. It was the sixth straight day of no waiting after a summer-long buildup of ships in ... [+]

Port of Oakland favors Saturday gates, with two caveats

TELLS FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION: NEED MORE LABOR, REASONABLE FEE Oakland, CA - August 21, 2015: The Port of Oakland wants Saturday operations at its marine terminals. But it has two big concerns. That was the message Executive Director Chris Lytle delivered this week in a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission. The Port boss ... [+]