The project will fund the following components: construction of a roughly 25 acre off dock container support facility pavement replacement office trailer perimeter fencing grounded and wheeled…

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded the Port of Oakland $47.3 million on October 28, 2025, under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823) to construct and modernize port infrastructure supporting container operations. The project delivers a comprehensive 25-acre off-dock container support facility featuring approximately 28 acres of asphalt concrete pavement replacement to support container stacking and structural stability, 8-foot high chain-link perimeter security fencing, and grounded and wheeled container storage totaling 1,679 ground slots with capacity for up to 192 refrigerated container plugs stacked up to four containers high, plus 384 additional slots for import/export and empty containers. Supporting electrical and utility infrastructure includes relocation of up to 8 LED high-mast light poles and installation of 4 new poles, relocation of up to 12 hydrants, and modifications to up to 3 electrical substations including trenching, duct banks, conduit, and conductor upgrades.

The award includes design and construction management services as separate project components. Project performance will be measured through quarterly reporting on vessel calls (by vessel type and freight capacity) and gross tons of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) moved through the project study area, with an ultimate completion date of November 1, 2029. The funding supports MARAD's mission to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of cargo movement through U.S. ports and intermodal connections at coastal, inland, and Great Lakes port facilities.

The project will fund the following components: construction of a roughly 25 acre off dock container support facility pavement replacement office trailer perimeter fencing grounded and wheeled container storage refrigerated container grounded storage and plugs led high mast lighting drainage substation improvements and electrical conduit upgrades. Activities to be performed component 1 design and construction management component 2 construction element 1 pavement replacement. Approximately 28 acres approximately 14 asphalt concrete AC pavement on existing AC pavement to support container stacking and structural stability. 8 foot high chain link security fencing along the northeast and northwest perimeter. Element 2 rubber tired gantry crane RTG reefers installation stacked containers. 48 total ground slots TGS with up to 192 refrigerated container plugs stacked up to 4 containers high. 384 TGS import export and empty RTG grounded non refrigerated container storage, stacked up to 4 containers high. Element 3. Container storage. Grounded container storage 1384 TGS for staging storage area. Wheeled container storage 295 TGS for import export empty storage temporary parking. Element 4. Electrical. Relocation of up to 8 led high mast light poles and installation of up to 4 new led high mast light poles including foundation for lighting. Relocation of up to 12 hydrants. Modifications to up to 3 substations including trenching backfill duct banks conduit and conductors. Deliverables expected outcomes performance measure table from schedule G page 11 of the grant agreement. Measure vessel calls category and description economic competitiveness vessel type and or freight capacity of the vessels calling to the area defined in the project study area. Measurement frequency quarterly. Measure gross tons category and description economic competitiveness. The movement of teus of freight in the area defined by the project study area. Measurement frequency quarterly. Intended beneficiary port department of the city of oakland. Subrecipient activities none.