News / Port of Oakland eyes second-time-lucky success for new transpacific services

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Within weeks the transpacific market has brightened significantly for the port of Oakland, as two carriers have launched new services from Asia.

The port authority hopes these will fare better than two runs introduced earlier this year that were impacted by congestion on its docks.

Yesterday, Wan Hai Lines launched a weekly service from Kaohsiung, Ningbo and Qingdao to Oakland and Seattle.

It follows the start of a service by Matson on 27 July from Ningbo and Shanghai to Oakland and Long Beach, ...