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Oakland is a key player in that sector.” Oakland’s Maritime Director John wo recent announcements Driscoll agreed, noting that the port is Photo courtesy of the Port of Oakland indicate that Bay Area shippers serving a thriving area and developing new will likely enjoy peace, prosperity services for shippers. “The combination Port of Oakland maritime officials anticipate a five-year run of record cargo volume beginning next year. Tand tranquility in the coming years. should be positive for everyone who relies First, Port of Oakland maritime on the port for their business or their • Remaining the top export gateway customers, workers, port communities officials anticipate a five-year run of job,” he said. for Central Valley growers; and the U.S. economy.” record cargo volume beginning next The port’s roadmap forecasts record • Increasing U.S. Midwest meat and Logistics managers were also assured year. By 2022, the port expects to handle volume of more than 2.4 million cargo grain exports; that with this contract extension, the the equivalent of 2.6 million 20-foot containers in 2018. The current record is • Attracting containerized cargo to a West Coast waterfront has a tremendous containers annually. This represents an 2.39 million set three years ago. The port new refrigerated distribution center opportunity to attract more market share eight percent volume increase over what said it anticipates steady growth—and and to the 440,000-square-foot and demonstrate that our ports and our the Port of Oakland has ever processed new volume records—for the next five first phase of its Seaport Logistics workforce are truly world class. in a single year. The figures appear in a years. Complex; “We are fully committed to delivering “Strategic Maritime Roadmap” released The port predicted that vessels • Increasing to 15 percent the amount the highest standards of reliability and by the port this month. arriving here would be 35 percent of import cargo that arrives in productivity for years to come,” said the This blueprint for the future larger within 15 years. They’ll carry Oakland and is loaded to the rails for PMA in a statement. foresees increased cargo volume arriving up to 18,000 containers, reducing the inland distribution; Meanwhile, McKenna looks forward at Oakland on larger ships. Northern number of ships needed in Oakland. • Attracting more automotive imports; to working with ILWU President Bob California’s “booming” freight market That should help mitigate the impact of and McEllrath in the months ahead to ensure will drive the growth, the port said. New cargo growth. “Fewer ships means fewer • Making Oakland the first U.S. port that the West Coast sets the standard logistics capabilities, such as distribution diesel exhaust emissions,” observed Mike of call for at least one vessel service for service and efficiency, and is the centers and freight transfer facilities, Zampa, the Port of Oakland’s director of originating in Asia. destination of choice for cargo entering should provide a further boost, it added. communications. and exiting the United States. Walter Kemmsies, an economist The port said its new logistics Three Years of Waterfront Labor Port of Oakland Executive Director at JLL’s Port, Airport and Global developments will rise near rail lines to Peace on the Horizon Chris Lytle also praised the development. Infrastructure group, said that Oakland reduce the reliance on trucks. That’s With voting by longshore workers “This shows that the West Coast means is becoming an even stronger port of expected to further curb diesel emissions. complete, 67 percent of International business when it comes to moving cargo outbound cargo. “And that’s where the Oakland’s roadmap also includes a Longshore and Warehouse Union for our customers,” he said. “We’re the future is,” he said. “There is growing commercial strategy calling for: (ILWU) members agreed to a three- most efficient, timely and cost-effective evidence that U.S. exports are going to be • Growing business from local and year contract extension with the Pacific gateway for international trade and with an ever more vital part of our global trade regional markets; Maritime Association (PMA). a contract extension, we’re also the most This contract extension, which was dependable.” the first of its kind, covers workers at Lytle noted that a contract extension all 29 West Coast ports. The contract, “would ease concerns” about labor- previously set to expire in 2019, will be management disputes that can arise when extended to July 1, 2022. Following the waterfront contracts are negotiated. “Since favorable vote, the extension was formally the last West Coast contract was signed in confirmed by the ILWU in early August. 2015, labor relations have been good and PMA President James McKenna was productivity high,” he said.