US East Coast port sees largest-ever boxship call

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The Port of Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday marked the call of the largest boxship in the container gateway’s history.

The OOCL Iris, with capacity of 16,828 twenty-foot equivalent units and more than 1,200 feet in length, berthed at the Wando Welch Terminal, besting the previous mark by CMA CGM’s Marco Polo, when the 16,022-TEU ship called in May 2021.

“SC Ports’ strategic infrastructure investments allow us to continue welcoming the largest ships calling the U.S. East Coast,” SC Ports...

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