Port of Oakland News Updates

Government, Business, Logistics

Prospects Unlikely for Baseball Stadium at Port of Oakland

A yearslong effort to win approval for a multibillion-dollar commercial facility at the Port of Oakland, which would have included a stadium for the Oakland Athletics, seems to have failed.

June 21, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Oakland Has a Problem, and Its Name is Mud

That dredging process at the Port of Oakland has enormous implications for the future of shipping and transportation in the Bay Area, and may hold the key to protecting local shorelines.

April 10, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Port of Oakland Turns to Agriculture to Replace Lost Cargo Volumes

Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan says the port has embarked on a plan to play to its strength as one of the leading agriculture export facilities in the world to soften the impact of COVID challenges of the past three years.

October 31, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

White House Port Envoy Visits Port of Oakland to Discuss Cargo Downturn

The White House port and supply chain envoy met with Port of Oakland officials Aug. 29 at the California complex to discuss the facilitiy's ongoing supply chain issues.

September 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Port of Oakland AB 5 Protests Wind Down

Operations at the Port of Oakland have resumed after being paused in the wake of protests from independent truck drivers unhappy with a state law that would reclassify them as employees of motor carriers.

July 27, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Agency Clears Way for Oakland Athletics Ballpark Plan at Port

SAN FRANCISCO — A California agency on June 30 cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue planning a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project.

July 1, 2022
Government, Business

Truckers Among Stakeholders Suing City Over Proposed Ballpark at Port of Oakland

A proposed multibillion-dollar ballpark and real estate development inside the Port of Oakland faces a new legal challenge by several transportation groups as the team’s ownership keeps open the idea of relocating.

April 5, 2022
Business, Logistics, TCA

Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark Hopes Dim

The Oakland A’s plans to build a waterfront ballpark and development at the Port of Oakland hit a setback March 16 after some members of a state committee said they were concerned that the port would give up valuable space used for freight and truck parking.

March 17, 2022
Business, Logistics

Port of Oakland Plans Pop-Up Terminal for Ag Exports

Beginning in early March, the Port of Oakland, with the help of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will set up and operate a 22-acre, multimillion-dollar pop-up container yard specifically for agricultural exports.

February 2, 2022
Business, Logistics

Port of Oakland Unveils Plan to Encourage Agriculture Exports, Ramp Up Business

Facing a loss of business to larger container ports in Southern California, the Port of Oakland will permanently expand its agriculture export business beginning March 1.

January 5, 2022