With more than 4,500 containers were to be carried to their final destinations by train, rail cars were pre-staged to the Port of Los Angeles over a period of several weeks to ensure fastest turnarounds. Overall, they cost less to operate, use less fuel and they pollute less. Longshore workers in L.A. have moved more than 12,000 containers on and off some 13,000-TEU ships, a port spokesman said.
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Jacques R. Saadé Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CMA CGM Group commented: “For the first time in the U.S. History, an 18,000 container-capacity vessel called at a U.S. port. As a pioneer Group, this unprecedented call shows CMA CGM’s strong faith in long-term growth potential of the U.S. economy and our commitment to increasing our U.S. market share”. “It’s like a highly orchestrated ballet”.
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The largest ship ever to call at an American port will sail under the Golden Gate Bridge on Thursday headed for Oakland – and its arrival not only breaks shipping records, but is a major test for the region’s maritime industry. Last month, port officials announced they will be raising the height of four gantry cranes at the Oakland International Container Terminal by 26 feet to accommodate megaships. Industrial Info is tracking transportation projects worth a combined $855 million at the Port of Los Angeles and the nearby Port of Long Beach, with much of the investment earmarked for upgrading and improving their cargo-handling facilities.
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The ship, which is coming up the coast from Los Angeles, is the world’s tenth largest, represents a drive to economize in shipping by building ever bigger, more efficient cargo carriers.
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At 1,300 feet in length, the CMA-CMG Benjamin Franklin would stand 50 feet higher than the Empire State Building. The Port of LA already creates more than a million jobs across the country, and the region accounts for 40% of all U.S. sea imports. Analysts, however, say US ports aren’t prepared to regularly handle the peaks in container activity that such megaships present.
