WASHINGTON: California’s third largest port is reporting similar surges in ocean cargo volumes recently seen in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Full import containers through the Port of Oakland leaped 89.7 percent in February 2016 compared to the same month last year, demonstrating that the gateway continues its cargo recovery from the contract dispute extending to 2015. Export volume for loaded containers jumped up 37 percent this February from a year ago, said port spokesmen.
This recovery is especially impressive, say analysts, as Oakland has been working to relocate ships in the wake of Outer Harbor Terminals LLC’s closing last month.
