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8,200-TEUer, biggest ship to dock at Wilmington, North Carolina
THE biggest ship to call at North Carolina's Port of Wilmington, the 8,200-TEU Yang-Ming Unity docked successfully this week after using the harbour's freshly dredged turning basin.
"This is an incredible accomplishment for us at North Carolina Ports," said port executive director Paul Cozza.
"We made a promise to our customers that this project would be done on time and we met that goal. For this expansion to finish in just over six months and give us the capabilities it has is unprecedented in our business," he said.
The turning basin project included the removal of an existing bulk pier and dredging along the port's side of the Cape Fear River to expand the turning basin from 1,200 feet to 1,400 feet.
This expansion will typically accommodate vessels in the 8,000 to 10,000 TEU range, depending on the vessel's profile.
The Yang Ming Unity transited the new locks of the recently expanded Panama Canal.
"This is an incredible accomplishment for us at North Carolina Ports," said port executive director Paul Cozza.
"We made a promise to our customers that this project would be done on time and we met that goal. For this expansion to finish in just over six months and give us the capabilities it has is unprecedented in our business," he said.
The turning basin project included the removal of an existing bulk pier and dredging along the port's side of the Cape Fear River to expand the turning basin from 1,200 feet to 1,400 feet.
This expansion will typically accommodate vessels in the 8,000 to 10,000 TEU range, depending on the vessel's profile.
The Yang Ming Unity transited the new locks of the recently expanded Panama Canal.
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