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title: Port of Oakland March Shipping Volume Surges
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# [Port of Oakland March Shipping Volume Surges](https://octruck.com/port-oakland-news/news/port-of-oakland-march-shipping-volume-surges)

 Written by [Ivan Zarudnyi](https://octruck.com/port-oakland-news/author/ivan-zarudnyi) | Apr 18, 2023 4:39:00 PM

Container shipping at the Port of Oakland continued to surge in March, with the total number of containers imported and exported up 9.3% year on year.  

A total of 402 ships called on the port of Oakland in the 1st quarter, down by  5.6% from last year. Despite less vessels stopping at the port, each ship carried on average of 8.4% more cargo.  This signals further [consolidation](https://www.wcshipping.com/drayage-blog/2017-shipping-alliances) within ocean carriers. 

The port of Oakland is currently host to three terminals, which handle 1.34 million TEUs.  

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