June 20, 2016

Dear Maritime Stakeholder,

Below is today’s Operations Update from the Port of Oakland.  Street wait times are based on DrayQ application.  Conditions at the terminals are dynamic and subject to change.  For the latest information or if you have questions, check with your Marine Terminal Operator, Logistics Provider and/or Ocean Carrier.

• Extended Gates
• Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT)
• Ben E. Nutter
• TraPac
• Matson

Vessel Update

Extended Gates

OICT

Please see additional messages from SSA regarding the transactions fee.

To Our Valued Customers,

As previously notified, for the past few months Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) has been sponsoring extended gates with the assistance of the Port of Oakland’s Transition Assistance Plan (TAP) which is set to expire the last week of June.    In order to continue to operate four extended gates  weekly,  effective June 27, 2016,  OICT Is implementing a $30 transaction fee for all LOADED import and export containers (dry and reefer) for both the day and night shifts.  This will not apply to empty transactions.    Extended gates will run Monday thru Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. and will be open to all transactions.      Import Transtainer lanes 2, 6, B & K will require appointments for pickup.

With the migration of the business from PAOHT to OICT, OICT handles the majority of the business through the Port of Oakland.  Extended gates have been a successful way to spread out truck transactions over longer periods of time.  Single eight hour shifts servicing 5,000 to 6,000 gate transactions are simply not adequate to service the trucking community properly.  A second shift is a positive step in the right direction.   

Listed below is information regarding payment.     We will continue to keep you updated as we move closer to the implementation date.  Please continue to monitor our website at https://b58.tideworks.com/forecast  under NEWS at the right of the home page “Extended Gate Fee Instructions” for updates.    

Exports:   

• Fees will be billed after cargo has in-gated and loaded the ships.
• Exporter on record for booking will be billed unless otherwise specified to Salt Lake City

·         A Customer Information Form will be posted on our website , but is immediately available through Salt Lake City  .  OICTGateFee@ssamarine.com

• Forms must be filled out and an account set up for billing for all export loads.    

 Imports:

• A constraint will be applied to the imports for “Extended Gate Fee” which will place the container on hold
• Customers will be able to pay by check, money order, or wire transfer to SLC.   Specific instructions are posted on our website.
• Once paid, container will show available in Forecast
• Import lanes 2, 6, B & K appointments cannot be made until fee is paid and showing available
• Payments can (and should) be paid prior to vessel arrival as long as the information is available in Forecast.

Contact information:

https:/b58.tideworks.com/forecast

OICTGateFee@ssamarine.com

Salt Lake City:    888-898-5893, opt. #2

Please do NOT copy in OICTCustomerSupport@ssamarine.com

Thank you for your continued support… OICT Management

Access to the terminal is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in our MTO Schedule which is available at www.ssamarine.com

Saturday Gates Information. 

As of 6/18 Saturday gates will not be offered.  

Weekday Night Gates Information

OICT will be holding regular night gates from 1800-0300 on Monday through Thursday every week.

Please notify OICTNightGates@ssamarine.com of plans to participate NO LATER THAN NOON ON THE DAY OF GATE, or driver may be turned. Labor is order based on projected volume and transactions.

Please see chart below for OICT gate transactions for both week night and weekend gates.

Operations Update

Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT)

Marine Terminal Status: Open

Street Wait Time: 5 minutes

Vessels @ Berth: 4

Yard Labor Orders: Filled

Effective immediately BARE CHASSIS coming into OICT can now in gate using the East or West side Bobtail Lanes.

Please note with the additional vessel volume calling OICT, it is necessary to set four days receiving (including Saturday) for all Shipping Lines until further notice.

Effective immediately, Shippers Transport will be moving 40 ft.  import containers to their facility for pickup.  Please make sure to check forecast or Emodal prior to dispatching trucks.

• We have noticed many trucks lining up and parking their trucks at the entrance lanes to OICT on Middle Harbor Road at night on the east side entrance.  The Port of Oakland has been notified and they have advised  the Oakland Police Department  to monitor any illegal parking within this area.  Trucks for the night gate need to have access to enter the terminal.Effective immediately, Shippers Transport will be moving 40 ft.  import containers to their facility for pickup.  Please      make sure to check forecast or Emodal prior to dispatching trucks.

Appointment system announcement

Please be advised that effective JUNE 6, 2016 SSAT Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) will now require mandatory appointments for RTG(Transtainer) Delivery Import Lanes 2, 6, B & K only.  No other transactions will require appointments at this time.  In an effort to improve truck wait times both on the street and inside the terminal, we feel this is a positive step towards getting the trucks moving and import containers delivered.

We want to take this opportunity to provide you with some basic information to answer any questions that you may have regarding this process

• Appointments must continue to be made on the web at www.emodal.com
• Appointments slots will open no sooner that 6:00 a.m. 48 hours prior to pickup
• Example: Appointments for Wednesday would open at 6:00 a.m. Monday morning
  
• Exception: Openings for Tuesday appointments will begin at 6:00 a.m. Friday

Trucking Community

We have several trucks that are showing up to the terminal early for their appointments and going directly to appointment locations.  This is causing undue delays to the terminal and scheduled trucks.  We will have no choice but to cancel appointments for unauthorized trucks at location. Trucks must wait for their scheduled times.  Please stay within your appointment windows.

June 18th, ILWU STOP WORK MEETING

• ILWU will hold their regular Stop Work Meeting on the first shift on
       Saturday, June 18, 2016

OICT is not receiving the following empties:

• EGL
• KKL
• MOL
• PHH

Please refer to terminal website for specialty equipment (tanks, reefer etc)

Please note that OICT is pleased to announce the opening of OICT Round House Empty Yard

1195 Middle Harbor Road, Oakland, CA

Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Transaction notifications will be sent daily and posted at:

https:/B58.Tideworks.com/Forecast

All drivers must stop at the inbound lane and walk over to the office to see gate clerk before they proceed into the yard.

Dual transactions will now be processed at the Round House Yard upon returning an empty.
Truckers may then enter OICT to complete the transactions for the load or Empty pick up at OICT via East/West gate or appointment lanes.

**Empties listed below may be returned to either the Round House or to OICT**

Damaged containers will not be accepted at this yard and must be returned to OICT.

Access to the terminal is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the SSA MTO Schedule which is available at www.ssamarine.com

Terminal Website

Ben E. Nutter

Marine Terminal Status: Open

Street Wait Time: 0 minutes

Vessels @ Berth: 0

Yard Labor Orders: Filled

 Everport Terminal Services Oakland will close the gate at 1600, rather than 1615 going forward to better ensure all drivers can be served within the day.

TRAC chassis will not be authorized for receipt at ETS Oakland from Monday, March 21.

None will be interchanged in and none may be left at the Terminal by drivers from then.

Mandatory appointments to pick up containers that are decked can be made from the time containers were located and may be made without a minimum lead time for any two hour window for which they remain available.  

• Appointments are required only for decked import container pick up; decked import containers are delivered only from blocks C1, C2, C3, D2 and D3
• (exception, containers to be picked up against Permits to Transfer (PTTs) may be without an appointment through the Trouble Office)

Customer Service for Everport Oakland is handled by Advance Business Processes Inc. (ABPI). ABPI can be reached at email: customerservice@abpiusa.com and tel: (385) 777-5522

TraPac

Marine Terminal Status: Open

Street Wait Time:  0 minutes

Vessels @ Berth: 1

Yard Labor Orders: Filled

Revised June 9, 2016 

Please be advised, effective immediately , TraPac will open the B-25 In-gate entrance, (formerly known as the old Trans Bay gate entrance)

for Bobtails and Reefers Monday through Friday 07:00 - 16:30 

All dry containers and bare chassis should continue to use the B-30 gate entrance.

Trapac is not receiving the following empties:

APL

CMA

COS

EMC

HLC (40' drys ok)

HMM (20', 40', 45', ok. No 40' reefers)

K-Line (20' and 40', and 45' ok. No reefers)

MOL (20, 40', 45, ok. No 40 reefers)

NYK (40'  drys ok)

OOCL

YML

Terminal Website

Matson

Marine Terminal Status: Open

Street Wait Time: 0 mintues

Vessels @ Berth: 1

Yard Labor Orders Filled: Filled

Terminal Website

**Street queue waiting time is based on DrayQ real-time information technology measuring every truck in the Port area whose driver carriers a cell phone. Conditions at the terminals are dynamic and subject to change. For the latest information, check DrayQ, or if you have questions, check with your Marine Terminal Operator, Logistics Provider and/or Ocean Carrier

**Based on information from one or more sources, including but not limited to Marine Terminal Operators website, VoyagerTrak, and other publically available information. For the latest information or if you have questions, check with your Marine Terminal Operator, Logistics Provider and/or Ocean Carrier.

Best regards,

Port of Oakland

Seaport Team