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Long Beach receives biggest box ship in U.S. history

Ports

Monday, October 01, 2012

Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s MSC Beatrice became the largest container vessel ever to berth at a North American port when it arrived at the Port of Long Beach with a load of cargo on Sunday. Early this year vessels in the 12,500-TEU range began calling Long Beach, but the MSC Beatrice has a capacity of 13,798 shipping units, according to the Long Beach port authority. The giant box ship is being worked at Pier T on Terminal Island, which is operated by Hanjin's To...

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