Oakland receives new TIGER grant

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The US Department of Transportation has awarded a US$15M Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to the Port of...

TIGER stimulates mobile crane business

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The recently announced Transport Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants from the US Department of Transportation provide fun...

Sacramento in the eye of the TIGER

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The US Department of Transportation has awarded US$30M to a partnership including the ports in West Sacramento, Oakland and Stockton to laun...

APL to introduce cold ironing in Oakland

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APL and Oakland-area air quality management authorities have announced a US$11M project to cut vessel emissions and improve the city's air q...

Oakland awards terminal concession

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In what is billed as the first agreement of its kind in the US, the Port of Oakland has granted a 50 year concession to Ports America Outer ...

Oakland budget and staff cuts

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The Port of Oakland is moving to cut its capital improvement budget for the 2009-2013 period for its marine division from US$232M to US$88.9...

Oakland tackles truck pollution

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The Port of Oakland is stepping up efforts to reduce air pollution in and around the port by proposing that all trucking companies employ th...

Oakland container berths up for grabs

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In a departure from its traditional operation towards a possible new public-private business model, the Port of Oakland has issued a Request...

Cosco in Oakland bridge collision

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Last month the 5500 TEU COSCO BUSAN hit the Bay Bridge connecting Oakland with San Francisco in dense fog while outbound from the Port Of Oa...

Oakland aims for the big six

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The Port of Oakland is aiming to cater for a throughput of 6M TEU/year by 2020, representing growth of 250% over the 2.4M TEU it handled las...

Spreaders and radiation detection

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The attractions of spreader-mounted radiation detection are obvious, but is it the right way to achieve nuclear security?...

Will California box fee be terminated?

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The controversial California container fee bill (SB 974) is making its way through the legislative process. Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger c...