The Port of Oakland is reporting a record volume of imports for 2021 but a decline in the number of exports due to supply chain “misery.”

The port handled the equivalent of 1.05 million 20-foot import containers last year — the most in its 94-year history and 6 percent over 2020 totals, port officials said Monday.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.