A $67 million waterfront expansion concluded at the Port of Oakland during January. Specifically, the TraPac marine terminal opened its newest vessel berth to arriving container ships. The milestone signals the completion of a 2-year project at Oakland’s second-largest terminal.
Commenting on the project, the Port of Oakland informed that it has:
- Nearly doubled TraPac’s footprint from 66 to 123 acres;
- Boosted its fleet of ship-to-shore cranes from four to seven;
- Added a third 1,400-foot-long dock for berthing mega container ships.
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TraPac started its new era in Oakland in January when the container vessel Bay Bridge tied up at Berth 25. The ship moored in Oakland’s Outer Harbor near the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge.
TraPac’s expansion is the latest in a series of investments at the Port of Oakland. Last November, Lineage Logistics and Dreisbach Enterprises opened Cool Port Oakland, a $90 million refrigerated distribution center. Last June, Oakland International Container Terminal completed a $14 million project to heighten four cranes, with TraPac saying that it will raise two cranes, as well.
Currently, TraPac handles about 15% of the containerized cargo moving through Oakland. A large portion of it is refrigerated cargo destined for Japan, a major Oakland trading partner. TraPac also noted that during expansion, it increased plug-in spaces for storing refrigerated containers from 388 to 860.
As part of its buildout, TraPac opened a new gate complex last year for harbor truck drivers. It also bought nine new pieces of cargo-handling equipment to lift containers.
Finally, TraPac has signed a 14-year-lease with the Port in 2016 as a precursor to its expansion.
