Port of Oakland cargo volume falls in February as Lunar New Year slows vessel traffic

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.