Largest cargo ship ever to dock in eastern US headed to NJ

Published September 12, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The largest container ship ever to call on a U.S. east coast port was headed to New Jersey on Saturday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced.

The 1,200-foot (366-meter) CMA CGM Brazil will dock at the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal carrying cargo that includes clothing, pharmaceuticals, furniture, toys, holiday decorations and food, the authority said in a news release.

Build this year, the Brazil is longer than four New York City blocks and wider than a football field at 167 feet (51 meters) wide.

The container ship sailed from Sri Lanka and berthed at Halifax, Nova Scotia on Thursday before heading to the New York-New Jersey area.

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