Colleen Liang, the director of environmental programs and panning at the Port of Oakland said that many of these ships don't have shore power capabilities. "Sometimes the vessel cannot simply plug in.

The Port of Oakland currently handles ships carrying 4,000 containers ... but a major milestone came in 2012, when it launched a shore power system that allowed ships to plug into the electric grid ...

OAKLAND, Calif ... To meet those stricter requirements, the Port has already expanded the most popular option, shore power, allowing ships to keep their electricity up and running without ...

the Oakland Board of Port Commissioners decided last week. For the past 10 years, the Port has been purchasing energy that comes from the utility district’s wastewater treatment plant power ...

That's what we found out," said Brian Beveridge, Co-Director of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Program. The Port already uses electric cranes, vehicles and shore power to ships to stop ...