We join the Port of Oakland in welcoming Carolyn Almquist as the port's new Maritime Marketing Manager. Ms. Almquist was with APL/CMA-CGM for 25 years before coming on board at the Port of Oakland.
A WARM WELCOME
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RAIL OPTION
California just invested $49.6M to develop a rail service between Merced and the Port of Los Angeles. It will give exporters (and importers) options. As a Central Valley carrier, we are all in.
GROUNDS FOR GRAVEL
Eagle Rock Aggregates has been in legal wranglings with environmental groups and California's Attorney General Rob Bonta on the terms and conditions necessary to build and operate an open-air sand and gravel terminal...
FOCUSING ON FREIGHT
With the travesty of the proposed Oakland A's ballpark and development behind us, the Port of Oakland is focusing on and promoting freight. The port recently had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their Freight Intelligent...
ILWU CONTRACT EXPIRES
Speaking of the ILWU, the contract expired last night. As expected, the two sides have not reached an agreement and are still negotiating. While the World Socialist Web Site demands rank and file ILWU members call for...
THE BAD
Last night, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) voted to remove Howard Terminal's Port Priority Use designation paving the way for the approval of the Oakland A's proposed stadium,...
BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Alright folks, it is the bottom of the ninth, and it is time to clear the bench for the big showdown. Tomorrow, June 2nd, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) will hold a public meeting to discuss...
LET’S TALK
The International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) began contract negotiations on May 10th. The current contract covering waterfront labor on the entire US west coastwill expire...
ILWU STRATEGIZES
The labor contract governing port operations on the entire west coast is set to expire on July 1, 2022. Early last month, the ILWU met to discuss their strategy for negotiations. Automation is expected to be the main...
OAKLAND UPDATE
Hope is on the horizon for the Port of Oakland and its users. After months of being by-passed in favor of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, services are slowly being restored to Oakland. MSC is adding an Oakland...
ANCHORS (NOT GOING) AWAY
The backlog of ships in Oakland has diminished. Actually, it is nonexistent. However, our neighbors to the south are now up to a whopping 48 ships at anchor. Every drug version of this brand has their specific benefits...
PRICE OF INEFFICIENCY
To state the obvious...the supply chain is in gridlock. The supply/demand equilibrium is completely out of whack. Inefficiencies plague the logistics network. Inflation is on the rise. The capability to breathe well...