Port of Oakland

AJOT | May 13, 2019

Bulk shipping operations could soon return to the Port of Oakland for the first time in 20 years. The Port said today it’s negotiating with a Canadian building materials shipper to transport sand and gravel here.The Port’s governing Board yesterday authorized talks with Vancouver-based Eagle Rock Aggregates. The firm seeks a vessel berth along with 20 acres of adjacent land at the Port’s Outer Harbor Terminal.Eagle Rock would use the property as a base for distributing sand and...

DC Velocity | March 28, 2019

Containerized cargo handling at the Port of Oakland is about to get cleaner thanks to a crane retrofit project at the port's largest terminal, officials said this week.The Oakland International Container Terminal is converting 13 diesel-powered yard cranes to hybrid power, a project that is expected to yield a 45-ton reduction in diesel-related air pollutants annually, according to the port. The first hybrid crane began service March 5, and the rest of the retrofitted fleet is expected to be...

XPO Logistics | January 17, 2020

As one of the largest providers of transportation and logistics services worldwide, XPO Logistics serves over 50,000 customers. Supply Chain Digital takes a closer look at the firm. The company offers a range of different solutions. These are: drayage, expedite, full truckload, global forwarding, intermodal, last mile, less-than-truckload, managed transportation. With around 202mn sq.ft of facility space, XPO Logistics is considered one of the largest logistics providers worldwide. The organisat...

Flexcon | January 16, 2020

LeanCor Supply Chain Group, a provider of end-to-end supply chain management and logistics, announced that Flexcon, a supplier coated and laminated films and adhesives, has selected the company as its third-party logistics provider to manage logistics engineering and transportation execution in order to advance performance and deliver improved customer experience. LeanCor will engineer and manage Flexcon’s North American transportation network, providing a dedicated team of logisticians at...