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Port of Oakland Maritime (Seaport) Air Quality Fact Sheet
The Port of Oakland is working to improve air quality on many fronts, from
designing more efficient terminals to installing exhaust controls on diesel equipment.
VISION 2000 AIR QUALITY PROGRAM
With financial support from the Port, AB Trucking and SynchroNet Marine opened the Oakland
Maritime Support Services on Maritime Street in the harbor area this fall. The center is
planned to include secure overnight parking for about 20 trucking companies, custom-designed
dispatching services, a DMV-certified doctor, truck insurance carrier, tire repair service,
and other trucking services.
The Port has partnered with SynchroNet Marine to develop a computer
service (“SynchroMet”) that reduces truck traffic at the Port. SynchroMet is a tracking
system that allows trucking companies to transfer empty shipping containers at locations
distant from the Port. Currently, most empty containers are brought to the Port by one truck,
and then taken away by a different truck. SynchroMet’s “virtual container yard” will reduce
truck trips to and from the Port.
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