Day: June 17, 2015

Port of Oakland reports busiest month in 4 years

Jun 17, 2015

The Port of Oakland handled 213,260 cargo containers in May, making it the port’s busiest month in four years, port officials announced Monday. May was the third month in a row in which the port experienced year-over-year volume...

Arctic drilling protesters detained as Shell rig leaves Port of Seattle

Jun 17, 2015

The U.S. Coast Guard temporarily detained two dozen protesters who formed a blockade with kayaks and other vessels Monday to try to stop Royal Dutch Shell’s drill rig as it left Seattle on its way to explore for oil in the...