Redwood City port sets records in May

   The Port of Redwood City set records in the month of May, with 11 ship calls and 287,237 metric tons crossing the docks, the most in a single month, it said Monday.
   “This record month demonstrates that the port and the companies operating at the port have the capacity and capability of handling a high level of shipping activity,” Executive Director Michael Giari said in a press release. “The efficiency of moving these construction materials to where they are needed in Silicon Valley helps to keep projects on schedule and building costs lower.”
   The port attributed the cargo increase to a construction boom in Silicon Valley in recent years. The majority of the cargo shipped to the port is sand and aggregate material, transported from Canada.