Devine has a seat at the table for the Port of Oakland's Port Efficiency Task Force. In fact, our own Karen Vellutini is leading the task force's Appointment System committee. To combat some of the challenges the...
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MEMOIRS OF A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD
Last year, cargo interests in Oakland had about three days to adjust to the chassis in/out gate fees. On the Wednesday after Memorial Day, we were informed there would be a gate fee for chassis starting the following...
THREE MORE YEARS
Chris Lytle took the helm at the Port of Oakland during a tumultuous time and has navigated Northern California's international logistics industry through some rough waters. In his three-year tenure, he has managed a...
OAKLAND’S TRANSITION PLAN
By now, everyone knows Ports America will be closing their terminal in Oakland in short order. Here is an update of the latest developments: Ports America's Outer Harbor Terminal LLC filed for bankruptcy. The Port of...
TERMINAL CHANGES AFOOT
Ben E Nutter (aka 7th Street, Marine Terminals, MTC, Seaside, STS, BENT, Evergreen) will close temporarily while it transitions from one stevedoring company, Seaside Transportation Services (STS), to another, Everport...
PORT OF OAKLAND – EMISSION REDUCTION GRANT
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Port of Oakland a $277,885 grant to upgrade cargo handling equipment at TraPac. The funds will be used to retrofit four rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs aka...
MEASURING TRUCK TURN TIMES
The Port of Oakland has convened a Port Efficiency Task Force to tackle the port's systemic issues. Devine is honored to have a seat at the table. Thus far, the task force has reviewed and made recommendations...
DUST UP OVER COAL
You may have heard about a plan to export coal through Oakland, so let's start from the beginning. The Oakland Army Base (OAB) was a key military supply and personnel transit point from 1941 until the Army closed the...
SO, WHAT DO YOU DO?
We cannot even count the number of times we have been asked the question, "So, what do you do?" by family, friends and fellow cocktail party goers. Instead This pill regularly gets superb reviews from patients...
100 LONGSHORE WORKERS ADDED
It has been a difficult summer. The on-going labor shortages in Oakland have negatively affected terminal operations and, therefore, driver productivity. However, hope is on the horizon. The Pacific Maritime...
PORT OF OAKLAND TO BEGIN TRACKING WAIT TIMES OUTSIDE TERMINAL GATES
Wait times outside terminal gates has long been a complaint by the motor carrier community. Wait times have traditionally been calculated from the marine terminal ingate to their outgate with no account for the time...
LOVE IS IN THE AIR
In an attempt to visit his pregnant wife in South Korea, Andreas Günther, a German national with an expired passport, snuck aboard Cosco Oceania while at dock at SSA's terminal in Oakland. He purchased an inflatable...