Cargo Business Newswire

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Port of Oakland to shutdown May 1 to protest police violence

Port of Oakland workers won’t be performing shipping and loading operations on May 1. Instead, they will march to protest nationwide police shootings, shutting down the port with the rare support of shipping and terminal owners.

There will be no vessel, yard or gate operations during the port's first shift from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., according to Michael Zampa, a spokesman for

the Port of Oakland. The port has notified business owners in advance and the shutdown is limited to one day.

"The temporary suspension isn’t expected to have lasting effect on port operations," said Zampa.

The Port of Oakland will reopen for its second shift on Friday, from 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. on Saturday.