the latest generation of giant container ships like ZIM's can only visit the Port City partly loaded, meaning they need to make earlier port stops to lighten their loads before coming up the Cape ...

The ZIM Mount Rainier is the largest container ship ever to dock at the port of Wilmington. According to a press release, the ship can hold more than 15,000 twenty-foot container boxes.

The Port Elizabeth Container Terminal has strengthened its operations by acquiring a new ship-to-shore (STS) crane for ZAR240m ($12.7m).

The MSC Verona, a 1,200-foot-long cargo ship, was docked at Conley Container Terminal in South Boston on Monday, the Massachusetts Port Authority said in a statement. The vessel is 167 feet wide.

With a natural depth of 20 metres, the port requires minimal dredging and can accommodate the world’s largest cargo vessels, including Megamax container ships. The port features large-scale ...