Port Of Oakland Imports Reach 2 Year High

OAKLAND, CA — Port of Oakland officials announced on Thursday that containerized import volume reached a two-year high in May.

The port handled the equivalent of 82,440 20-foot import containers, which is up 1.4 percent from May of 2016, according to port officials. The volume was the highest since August of 2015, officials said.

Imports make up 38 percent of the containers shipped through Oakland.

Overall volume, which includes imports, exports and empty containers, grew 2.2 percent during the first five months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, port officials said.

The number of vessels visiting Oakland decreased seven percent.

— Bay City News; (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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