Port of Oakland

Container volume at the Port of Oakland surged in February, surpassing the volume recorded in the same month last year.

Imports experienced a significant increase for the fourth consecutive month, rising by 32.1% to 76,734 TEUs compared to 58,073 TEUs in February 2023. This growth was fueled by robust consumer spending in Northern California, according to the port’s announcement.

Meanwhile, exports also saw a notable uptick, rising by 24.2% to 69,242 TEUs in February 2024, compared to 55,279 TEUs...

https://container-news.com/port-of-oakland-imports-and-exports-continue-to-grow/

The Port of Oakland continued its upward trend in container volume in January, which began in 2023.

In January 2024, full imports surged by 8.2%, with the Seaport processing 72,081 TEUs (twenty-foot containers), compared to 66,637 TEUs in January 2023.

“Imports benefitted from strong consumer demand, as well as the normal seasonal uptick each January prior to factories in Asia closing for the Lunar New Year,” stated Bryan Brandes, maritime director at Port of Oakland.

Full exports also experienced...

https://container-news.com/port-of-oakland-january-2024-imports-up-8-2-exports-rise-9-3/

The Port of Oakland has appointed Carolyn Almquist as its new maritime marketing manager, bringing with her extensive experience from the private sector in international trade.

Almquist joins the Port of Oakland following a 25-year tenure at American President Lines (APL), a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group. Throughout her career at APL, she progressed to executive leadership positions, including head of Cargo Flow (Americas), where she demonstrated her expertise in managing intricate global...

https://container-news.com/port-of-oakland-appoints-new-maritime-marketing-manager/

Port of Oakland saw its container volumes decrease by 11.6% to 2,065,709 TEUs with full containers declining by 10.1% to 1,574,444 TEUs in 2023.

“2023 finished strong,” pointed out Port of Oakland Maritime Director Bryan Brandes, adding, “Carrier on-time performance has improved importer confidence and provided valuable vessel space for our agriculture exporters to move their products from Oakland.”

The Californian port’s full import and export container volumes rose in December 2023, showing...

https://container-news.com/oakland-reports-container-volume-decline-in-2023/

The Port of Oakland reported a 6.8% drop in its container volumes in November, handling 132,648 TEUs.

Full imports rose 3.8% year-on-year, with 71,258 TEUs passing through Oakland port facilities this November. On the other hand, full exports declined by 3% to 61,390 TEUs. At the same time, empty imports experienced a drop of 0.6%, with 14,118 TEUs, while empty exports experienced a significant 49% decrease, with 19,613 TEUs moving through the US port.

“We saw some canceled sailings in November...

https://container-news.com/oakland-sees-declined-box-traffic-in-november/

The Port of Oakland’s October export container volume rose to the highest volume in any single month seen in 2023.

In particular, full export TEUs rose 4% during October 2023 compared to October 2022, with a volume of 68,974 TEUs.

“The fading of supply chain congestion caused by pandemic-related disruptions continues to bring exporters back,” said the Californian port.

Full imports are down 8% year-over-year with volumes having stabilised around 70,000 TEUs per month.

“Although national consumer...

https://container-news.com/oakland-container-export-volume-rises-in-october/