The Port of Oakland handled 205,692 TEU in June, an increase of 4.6 per cent compared to the same month last year.
Within this total, full export containers rose by 1.7 per cent to 84,032 TEU, full import boxes were up 5.8 per cent at 73,853 TEU, empty import boxes were up 13.2 per cent to 19,776 TEU, and empty export boxes rose 5.1 per cent to 28,031 TEU.
In the first six months of the year, Oakland handled 1,176,950 TEU, up 2.1 per cent against the first half of 2013, reported American Shipper.
In a separate development, the Oakland board of port commissioners have elected new members. Commissioner Alan Yee will serve as president, commissioner Cestra Butner as first vice president, and commissioner Earl Hamlin as second vice president.
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