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Courtesy of the artist. www.sausalito.org for more Made possible by generous support from: Media Partners: up-to-date information www.baycrossings.com October 2013 5 WATERFRONT NEWS Port of Oakland Faces Fresh Challenges BY PATRICK BURNSON Benjamin and his maritime director, James Kwon. “I know there are a lot of challenges here to deal with right away,” he Port of Oakland’s . said Lytle “But Oakland has the resources Photo by Joel Williams terminal operators had and the transport advantages to deal with t o d e a l w i t h s e ve re One of the Port of Oakland’s chief advantages, say industry analysts, is Oakland’s position as a them.” leading export gateway on the West Coast. congestion and delays One of the chief advantages, say for much of the month industry analysts, is Oakland’s position of July and August, thanks to dockside as a leading export gateway on the West Tlabor disruptions and wildcat actions by Coast. Given its proximity to California’s SSA Terminals, one of the port’s major delegates discussed recent successes and independent truckers. But Chris Lytle, agricultural core, Oakland has long been long-term seaport tenants. The settlement challenges at ports and built stronger the Port of Oakland’s newly-appointed regarded as the premier outbound port involves four of the port’s seven marine partnerships with port leaders throughout executive director, managed to get for perishables. “And we want that to only terminals, and will create operationally the Pacific. The event was filled with everyone back to work after negotiating get stronger,” said Lytle. “We are currently the 3rd largest terminal on the U.S. West valuable port-industry briefings, with both sides of the issue. dealing with the Port of Stockton to Coast. In terms of size and operational networking opportunities, entertaining Lytle, the former executive director establish regular barge service to bring efficiencies, this new “mega-terminal” will events, an informative tour of the Bay of the Port of Long Beach, is scheduled goods out of the central valley. This not be more in line with competing terminals, Area’s commercial harbors, a look at the to bring shippers up to date on the latest only gets trucks off the road, but also allowing the port to sustain and attract America’s Cup Village and a special 100th developments with labor relations and expedites shipping.” more maritime cargo. anniversary dinner gala to celebrate APP’s investment in infrastructure at a luncheon Lytle acknowledged, however, that the This does not mean, however, that first century. early this month. The event is to be staged International Longshore and Warehouse Oakland will necessarily repeat its major Meanwhile, the of Port of Redwood as Scott’s Pavilion in Jack London Square Union is insisting on being compensated thrust to attract more inbound cargo calls. City has reported increased business. on Thursday, October 3 and is sponsored for barge moves, too. “It’s something that “At least not for the time being,” said Lytle. Total tonnage for all commodities moving by the California Trucking Association, we are presently working on with the “We know that our main attraction is for across docks during the first half of fiscal the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association union,” he said. “It’s a problem, but not ag shippers to have a reliable partner. We year 2012-13 was 666,543 metric tons and Women in Logistics. an insurmountable one.” are going to build upon that strength first (MT), an increase of nine percent over the As reported in this space earlier this Coinciding with the start of Lytle’s before going after new carrier business.” prior year. Imported sand and aggregates year, Oakland’s leadership was badly tenure here, the Oakland Board of Port Lytle also said that he would explore from British Columbia accounted for upended by a fiduciary scandal that Commissioners unanimously approved “sea/air” transport strategies using the 444,060 MT, or nearly 67 percent of the resulted in the resignation of Omar a litigation settlement agreement with Oakland airport as a shipping partner. tonnage for the first half of the fiscal year.