Largest container ship yet calls at East Coast ports

The containership CMA CGM Brazil arrives at the Port of New York and New Jersey Sept. 12, 2020, as the biggest vessel to call at the port. Port Authority of NY/NJ photo.

The largest container ship to call at U.S. East Coast ports began its tour in New York Harbor, transiting under the raised Bayonne Bridge that accounts for some of the billions of dollars in port improvements to accommodate the new generation of ultra-large container vessels.

The 1,200’x167’, 15,072-TEU CMA CGM Brazil arrived Sept. 12 at APM Terminals in Elizabeth, N.J., with a Moran Towing tug escort. The Brazil continued on to set vessel size limits at the Port of Virginia on Sept. 15 and...

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