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Wilmington docks biggest-ever boxship to call at updated facility
THE North Carolina State Ports Authority's facility at Wilmington has welcomed the 7,500-TEU Hanjin Baltimore, the largest-ever containership and the first of many old postpanamax vessels to call at the port.
The authority's executive director, Paul Cozza, said: "We've been working diligently on modernising our ports and to see our plans come to fruition by proving that the Port of Wilmington is big ship ready is a great feeling."
At 984 feet long and 140 feet wide, the Hanjin Baltimore, which was built in 2005 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, has served various Far East trade lanes.
The vessel has 63 per cent more capacity than any ship that has ever called at Wilmington, said the American Journal of Transportation.
"This vessel not only signifies improving global trade but it also represents the future," said the port's chief commercial officer Greg Fennell.
"If there was ever a doubt that we could not accept a [old] postpanamax vessel, this ship puts that debate to rest," he said, forgetting that with the recent widening of the Panama Canal, a "new" postpanamax is 14,000-TEU and above.
Recent infrastructure advancements allow North Carolina's Ports to improve upon its operational efficiencies, to keep cargo moving and to remain congestion free. The Port of Wilmington will be prepared to handle even larger vessels, up to the 10,000 TEU class, by later this summer.
"This landmark event is the product of a North Carolina Ports infrastructure investment plan to meet shipping industry requirements, said Tom Adams, chairman of the board of directors.
The authority's executive director, Paul Cozza, said: "We've been working diligently on modernising our ports and to see our plans come to fruition by proving that the Port of Wilmington is big ship ready is a great feeling."
At 984 feet long and 140 feet wide, the Hanjin Baltimore, which was built in 2005 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, has served various Far East trade lanes.
The vessel has 63 per cent more capacity than any ship that has ever called at Wilmington, said the American Journal of Transportation.
"This vessel not only signifies improving global trade but it also represents the future," said the port's chief commercial officer Greg Fennell.
"If there was ever a doubt that we could not accept a [old] postpanamax vessel, this ship puts that debate to rest," he said, forgetting that with the recent widening of the Panama Canal, a "new" postpanamax is 14,000-TEU and above.
Recent infrastructure advancements allow North Carolina's Ports to improve upon its operational efficiencies, to keep cargo moving and to remain congestion free. The Port of Wilmington will be prepared to handle even larger vessels, up to the 10,000 TEU class, by later this summer.
"This landmark event is the product of a North Carolina Ports infrastructure investment plan to meet shipping industry requirements, said Tom Adams, chairman of the board of directors.
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