Click here to view the corresponding fact sheet TESORO TO ACQUIRE WESTERN REFINING IN $6.4 BILLION TRANSACTION · Transaction creates a premier, highly integrated and geographically diversified refining, marketing and logistics company· Stock transaction at exchange ratio of 0.4350, with option to elect cash in lieu of stock up to a cap of 10% of […]
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P R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland: What’s behind the 2016 export rallyGrowth in ag shipments to Asia lifts cargo volume, now 40 percent of total loads Oakland, Calif. – Nov. 15, 2016: Growth in high-value agricultural shipments is driving a containerized export boom […]
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P R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland export boom reaches a three-year high Container volume soars 20 percent in October to fourth-largest total ever Oakland, Calif. – Nov. 7, 2016: Port of Oakland export volume reached a three-year high in October, soaring 20 percent […]
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NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WELCOMES BRITISH AIRWAYS Nonstop service to London starting March 28, 2017 Oakland, CA: (Nov. 1, 2016) – Starting next spring, Bay Area residents can choose British Airways when traveling from Oakland International Airport (OAK), thanks to the start of the renowned carrier’s nonstop Oakland to London service, […]
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P R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland terminal OK to expand, could start in November TraPac, second-largest operator in Oakland, will nearly double in size Oakland, Calif. – Oct. 31, 2016: Work could begin next month to nearly double the size of the […]
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P R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Truck diesel emissions at Port of Oakland down 98 percent in past decade New research also shows ship emissions dropped 75 percent Oakland, Calif. – October 28, 2016: Diesel emissions from trucks serving the Port of Oakland declined 98 […]
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P R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland debt upgraded by Fitch Ratings Intermediate lien revenue bonds go to A from A-; senior debt affirmed at A+ Oakland, Calif. – Oct. 17, 2016: Port of Oakland intermediate lien revenue bonds have been upgraded by Fitch […]
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October 12, 2016 Contact: Steven Maviglio, 916-607-8340 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERS, LARGE AND SMALL, CONTINUE TO URGE READERS TO VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 53 SACRAMENTO – The cascade of endorsements by California newspapers large and small urging No on Proposition 53 continues this week with the Chico Enterprise-Record, Santa Maria Times, San Francisco […]
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P R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: Robert Bernardo, Port of Oakland (510) 627-1401 rbernardo@portoakland.com Keonnis Taylor, Oakland International Airport (510) 563-2892 krtaylor@portoakland.com Stay Connected with the Port of Oakland Your Port, Your Partner. www.oaklandairport.com www.portofoakland.com Port of Oakland targets 70 percent […]
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Water Bill supports Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2016 On Wednesday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed a Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) that included a new pilot program to beneficially use sediment dredged from navigation channels to restore shorelines, beaches, and wetlands. The Senate WRDA (S.2848), which […]
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