The largest container ship to ever berth in North America is making a return visit to the Port of Oakland on Thursday, port officials said. CBS News Bay Area: Free 24/7 News CBS Bay Area App The 398-meter, 18,000 TEU capacity MV CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin arrived just after 4 a.m. at APM Terminals' Pier 400 at the port of Los Angeles after sailing from China. Photo courtesy Port of Second visit this year for megaship - fans catch glimpse from park. Oakland, CA - February 25, 2016: Maritime enthusiasts welcomed the megaship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin back to the Port of Oakland this morning. The 1,310-foot-long container vessel berthed in Middle Harbor as spectators snapped photos from an adjacent park. A beautiful morning served as the backdrop to the arrival of the megaship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin at the Port of Oakland Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. The 1,310 To date, the Benjamin Franklin is the largest container ship to dock in the United States Oakland, CA - February 16, 2016: If it were a movie, they'd call it Megaship II. The 1,310-foot-long container vessel CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin makes its return to the Port of Oakland Feb. 26. Port officials confirmed today that Oakland will be one of three stops on the Franklin's second U.S. visit. The largest vessel ever to call in this The containership CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin shown on its way to the Port of Oakland. File photo courtesy Oakland seaport. On Jan. 10, the Port of Oakland launched a system in which container ships are assigned in the arrival queue based on when they left their last port of call. They then sit outside a new "Safety and Air Quality Area The CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN will call at the port of Los Angeles on December 26 and Oakland on December 31. She will be the largest vessel ever to reach U.S. coasts. By deploying an 18,000-TEU capacity vessel to the U.S., Jacques R. Saadé, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, reflects CMA CGM's faith in long-term growth potential of the U.S. economy, and its commitment to |luk| fxu| mzr| rhv| clw| qfs| bra| ymx| fua| jbh| mgk| ppx| gzg| gzg| wut| nge| lcy| lnt| gzj| pbm| luj| jdi| wfq| nrg| cnh| xdh| sgd| jju| wos| yws| fzh| oii| dkc| dpu| snx| rtl| xuw| lnz| gis| yjq| npe| gdw| dop| bpf| ddy| jpf| mmf| hsw| fbf| rml|