THE Port of Philadelphia has docked its biggest containership yet, the 8,089-TEU MSC Judith that berthed at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.
The privately held Swiss-Italian Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the vessel's owner, is the world's second largest container carrier, and a regular port customer.
The MSC Judith's visit to the port to unload containers holding a variety of general cargoes followed stops at several ports in northern Europe, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
"In the near future, more vessels of this size and beyond will be visiting the port of Philadelphia due to our current deepening of the Delaware River's main channel to 45 feet [14 metres]," said Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) chairman Charles Kopp.
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30 November 2014 - 22:42
Philadelphia docks biggest box ship yet - 8,089-TEU MSC Judith
THE Port of Philadelphia has docked its biggest containership yet, the 8,089-TEU MSC Judith that berthed at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.
PORTS
30 November 2014 - 22:42
Philadelphia docks biggest box ship yet - 8,089-TEU MSC Judith
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