Port of Oakland Commissioners have authorized spending up to $1.5 million to open night and weekend marine terminal gates here. The funds would be used to increase access hours for harbor truck drivers at the terminals beginning Feb. 13.
Added hours are central to plans for redistributing cargo when one of five Oakland marine terminals closes. Outer Harbor Terminals LLC, formerly known as Ports America Outer Harbor LLC, has filed for bankruptcy and said it is leaving the Port of Oakland. The terminal is expected to cease vessel operations March 31.
The governing Board of Port Commissioners approved the spending plan, called the Transition Assistance Program. Port officials said the program will help smooth the transition when Outer Harbor Terminals LLC exits Oakland.