A Port of Oakland executive is eager for changes in the way container shipping lines operate. Maritime Director John Driscoll said in an interview that newly formed ocean carrier alliances will benefit his port.
“We’ll see larger vessels coming to the port, which is a good thing,” he recently told employees. “We’ll get more container moves-per-vessel which increases the efficiency of operations.”
Driscoll also said the port will receive a new weekly vessel service as a result of carrier realignment. Taiwan-based Wan Hai Lines plans to launch a new route connecting Oakland and Asia, he said. That will bring the number of regularly scheduled vessel services calling Oakland to 29.
As reported in LM, the changes are a consequence the April 1st realignment in which 11 of the world’s largest shipping lines formed three new alliances.
