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Port of NY & NY Welcomes First Vessel Over 13,000 TEUs

On Monday, July 17, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) of Hong Kong and Salt Lake City, Utah sailed the largest container ship to date into the Port of New York and New Jersey. The OOCL Berlin sailed into Newark Bay to dock at Maher Terminals Berth 68. A 13,208 TEU vessel, the Berlin measures longer than 1,200 feet (or the equivalent of 4 football fields) and is the largest vessel to transit under the newly elevated Bayonne Bridge roadway. To date, the longest ships to call New York and New Jersey terminals have been 1,000 feet long. Docking pilots from McAllister Towing and Transportation handled the Berlin, whichRead More →

2017-07-17
On: July 17, 2017
In: Capital Investments, Cargo Volumes, Events, Industry News/Advisory
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