Cargo volumes at the Port of Oakland, California's third busiest container port, slid slightly in August, while export box volumes posted growth for the eight month this year.
A total of 216,268 TEUs moved over the Oakland wharves and docks in August, a slight 0.7 percent drop compared to August of last year.
Port officials reported that import box levels also slid slightly downward in August, with 75,891 loaded outbound TEUs handled – 0.9 percent lower than the same month in 2010.
Like most other major West Coast ports in August, Oakland reported an uptick in export box volumes. The port handled a total of 84,817 loaded outbound TEUs for the month, a 6.1 percent increase over August 2010.
For the calendar year-to-date, the port has handled a total of 1,555,578 TEUs, a 2.5 percent increase over totals in the first nine months of last year.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
