Record-breaking Containership Glides Under Bayonne Bridge

  • Massive container ship, bigger than 4 football fields, sets record under Bayonne Bridge.
  • The 1,200-foot-long CMA CGM Brazil, the largest container ship ever to call on the bi-state port, or any other port on the U.S. East Coast.
  • This highlights the benefits of the Port Authority’s significant investment in critical port infrastructure and the far-reaching effects it has on the broader region and its economy.
  • The Bayonne Bridge was raised to allow some of the world’s largest and newer, more...

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East Coast ports welcome largest vessel

The CMA CGM Brazil became the largest vessel to call a U.S. East Coast port when the container ship, with a capacity of 15,072 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), arrived at the Port of New York and New Jersey on Saturday.

The 1,200-foot-long CMA CGM Brazil berthed at APM Terminals at the Elizabeth Port Authority Terminal. Port Director Sam Ruda and Deputy Director Bethann Rooney were on hand to welcome Capt. Biser Nikolaev Draganov and his crew and present a plaque to commemorate the CMA CGM...

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