Increased Shipping Through Port Of Oakland Boosting U.S. Meat Exports

From CBS San Francisco:

OAKLAND (BCN) — U.S. meat exporters are expected to benefit from a renewed shipping route to Asia via the Port of Oakland, port officials said Monday.

Shipping giant Ocean Network Express will bring its PS5 service back to Oakland on Nov. 13, connecting the western U.S. with ports in Tokyo and China, following the end of PS5 service to Oakland in 2019.

Japanese demand for U.S. meat exports is soaring and the new shipping route is expected to help Chinese exporters in Shanghai and Ningbo, too, Oakland port officials said.

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