The Port of Oakland saw a record level of loaded shipping container volume in 2016, despite having consolidated its number of shipping terminals earlier in the year.
The port said Monday it handled the equivalent of 1.83 million loaded 20-foot containers in 2016, a 7.6 percent increase from 2015, surpassing the previous record of 1.82 million 20-footers set in 2013.
According to port officials, a year-long growth clip in exports — particularly agricultural products — has driven the overall increase in cargo volume, as well as an increase in imports.