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Port of Oakland Cargo Down 14% Year-Over-Year in October

December 1, 2021

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Shipping backups at the adjacent ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are having a significant impact on the Port of Oakland, nearly 400 miles up the California coast.

While Los Angeles and Long Beach have seen container volumes surge by more than a combined 21% year-over-year, the opposite is happening at the Oakland facility, especially in the third and fourth quarters. Port officials said containerized import volume last month was down 14% from October 2020 levels, while exports were down 27%. The number of ships was down 43% from the previous year.

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