A study that explores a major infrastructure project that would accommodate much larger cargo vessels in the Port of Oakland has moved forward to its final phase. With the May 31 release of “A Notice of Preparation,” which is needed to start a required environmental review, the Port of Oakland Turning Basins Widening Study advances to the next stage. The port and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District are teaming up to look at a proposal to expand Oakland’s federal turning basins. The port has said that it intends to finish a draft Environmental Impact Report by…