Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2008 Re:  Oakland – Trucker Protest Received below from Hapag Lloyd: Trucker protests continue at the Port of Oakland for the fourth day. Protesting groups are much smaller today. The UPRR embargo will be lifted today noon. The terminals are working. Gates opened at 0700. Trucker traffic and gate transaction have improved. The gates are open and free time will not be extended by the port or terminal. Port Terminal Situation A group of independent owner-operators resumed yesterday's demonstrations throughout the Port of Oakland in protest of high fuel prices and low rates. Gates have been blocked at the UP rail ramp and at the APL terminal. A group of more than 40 protesters arrived at our OICT terminal main gate at approximately 0900 a.m. and began harassing drivers entering and exiting the terminal. The Oakland Police Department was called to protect access in/out of the terminal. There have been isolated instances of vandalism (cut air hose, slashed tires, rock throwing). Oakland Police officers remained on site throughout the day to prevent additional instances of vandalism or aggressive harassment. While the gates have been open all day with clear access, many drivers have opted to stay away rather than deal with protester harassment. Gate volumes are down approx 50%. As a result the terminal is approaching storage capacity for imports. OICT will move approximately 300 import containers to Shippers Transport tonight to free up yard space. Containers moved to Shippers will be on chassis and ready for pickup beginning tomorrow morning. Targeting only cargo off Lisbon Express v 808W which is customs cleared, with freight charges paid. Once containers are gated out of OICT, terminal system will reflect available at Shippers. SSAT provides availability information via telephone (510-433-1810) and online at https://b58.tideworks.com. Please instruct your customers to check freight availability using these sources BEFORE sending drivers to the terminal. If cargo shows a location of STE, STO or Shippers Transport, cargo will not be at OICT. With regard to protesters, no affiliation with an organized group (e.g. Teamsters, CTS, specific trucking company) is readily apparent making it difficult to anticipate where this action will lead. Regardless, the Port of Oakland is moving this issue to the courts and hopes to be in front of a judge tomorrow in an attempt to obtain a restraining order and restore normal activity. OICT is continuing to conduct business as normal and has ordered a full compliment of labor for tomorrow to staff the terminal for those drivers who choose to enter.