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Port of Oakland Reduces Truck Traffic and Road Congestion
The Port of Oakland has launched Phase II of the SynchroMet service, which
integrates ocean carriers with motor carriers through a virtual container yard (VCY) to perform
mutually beneficial street turns, to reduce costs and ease port congestion.
SynchroMet links community members to their own secure and proprietary segment of an Application
Service Provider (ASP) platform. The SynchroMet service, accessed through the Internet
at www.synchromet.com
, is where inbound containers can be posted as empty street-turn opportunities
and matched in real-time with off-dock equipment needs to cover export bookings.
"Local stakeholders have rallied around the development and implementation of SynchroMet
due to the numerous and immediate benefits it offers," said Wilford Middleton, CEO of
SynchroNet Marine.
"SynchroMet provides the Port of Oakland with a tool to alleviate congestion. The use of
SynchroMet will reduce port truck traffic and public road congestion, a benefit to our west
Oakland neighbors and Bay Area commuters," said Jerry Bridges, maritime director for the
Port of Oakland. "The port and SynchroNet Marine are partnering directly with local stakeholders
to understand and facilitate sustainable solutions to the issues currently faced."
In Phase I, SynchroMet provided equipment visibility and opportunities for collaboration that
reduced road and gate congestion at local marine and rail terminal facilities.
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