The Port of Oakland handled 163,254 twenty-foot equivalent units in February, down 16.7% from January and 14.5% from a year earlier, as vessel traffic slowed in part because of Lunar New Year-related shipping disruptions, port officials announced Friday. 

The port said vessel calls dropped from 86 in January to 72 in February, partly due to planned blank sailings tied to factory closures during the holiday period. 

Despite the decline, exports remained stronger than imports. Oakland processed 86,796 export TEUs in February, compared with 76,458 import TEUs, underscoring its role as a key gateway for U.S. agricultural and refrigerated goods, the port said. 

Import volumes fell 19.6% year over year, while exports declined 9.5%, showing greater resilience amid shifting market conditions, according to the port.