Import volume at the Port of Oakland, Calif., has reached a two-year high, which officials say is a good sign as the port heads into the busy summer-fall shipping season.
The port handled the equivalent of 82,440 20-foot import containers, up 1.4% from May 2016, the highest volume since August 2015, when it handled the equivalent of 82,492 20-foot import boxes, according to information released by the port June 8.
The news comes as 2016 saw a record level of loaded shipping container volume at the port, despite it having consolidated its number of shipping terminals earlier in the year.