July 14, 2025
The Turning Basins Widening Project has reached another important milestone, as the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and approved advancement of the project at its meeting last Thursday.
The planned Turning Basins Widening Project involves widening both the Inner and Outer Harbor turning basins at the Oakland Seaport to better allow bigger ships to turn around. Vessels routinely calling Oakland today are larger, and in particular longer, and have transit restrictions resulting in inefficiencies which lead to delays, including plugging in to shore power, and negative economic impacts.
