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Port of LA welcomes largest boxship to visit US
The largest container ship ever to call at a North American port arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on December 26 when the 398 metre, 18,000 TEU vessel, owned by French shipping line CMA-CGM, the Benjamin Franklin, docked at APM Terminals' Pier 400 after sailing from China.
The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin will operate a regular service connecting some of China's main ports, including Xiamen, Nansha and Yantian with Los Angeles and Oakland.
Up until now, mega-container ships of this capacity have been deployed exclusively on the Asia to Europe trade, The Maritime Executive reported.
The vessel arrived in Los Angeles with containers stacked seven high, but at full capacity it is designed to stack 10 containers high. The terminal cranes are expected to be ready to take the vessel's full capacity by the end of 2016.
The Port of Los Angeles handled a total of 709,968 TEU in November 2015, an increase of 7 per cent compared to the same period last year.
"We've seen container volumes at and above 700,000 TEU for the past six months, which demonstrates consistency and the strength of our supply chain partners," said Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka.
"With larger vessels coming into the transpacific trade this month, including the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, we can further show the gains we have made this year in terms of effectively moving greater volumes through our port."
The vessel is longer than the Empire State Building and wider than an American football field. It is 1,300 feet long, 177 feet wide and 197 feet high.
The gigantic vessel is also model for high-energy production. Her 78-foot-long engine room contains a latest generation engine as powerful as 900 Ford Focus cars and her 21 knots thrust are equivalent to that of 11 Boeing 747-400 engines. The vessel has the electric production of a city of 16,000 inhabitants (14MWatts).
The vessel has a crew of 26 members including a chef, and it also has a swimming pool.
The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin will operate a regular service connecting some of China's main ports, including Xiamen, Nansha and Yantian with Los Angeles and Oakland.
Up until now, mega-container ships of this capacity have been deployed exclusively on the Asia to Europe trade, The Maritime Executive reported.
The vessel arrived in Los Angeles with containers stacked seven high, but at full capacity it is designed to stack 10 containers high. The terminal cranes are expected to be ready to take the vessel's full capacity by the end of 2016.
The Port of Los Angeles handled a total of 709,968 TEU in November 2015, an increase of 7 per cent compared to the same period last year.
"We've seen container volumes at and above 700,000 TEU for the past six months, which demonstrates consistency and the strength of our supply chain partners," said Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka.
"With larger vessels coming into the transpacific trade this month, including the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, we can further show the gains we have made this year in terms of effectively moving greater volumes through our port."
The vessel is longer than the Empire State Building and wider than an American football field. It is 1,300 feet long, 177 feet wide and 197 feet high.
The gigantic vessel is also model for high-energy production. Her 78-foot-long engine room contains a latest generation engine as powerful as 900 Ford Focus cars and her 21 knots thrust are equivalent to that of 11 Boeing 747-400 engines. The vessel has the electric production of a city of 16,000 inhabitants (14MWatts).
The vessel has a crew of 26 members including a chef, and it also has a swimming pool.
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