Source: Taylor Blatchford, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 6/2/17


The largest cargo ship ever to visit U.S. East Coast ports is making high-profile stops lately in Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina, but it won’t be visiting North Carolina. The OOCL France, which can carry up to 13,926 cargo containers and is 1,202 feet long, is part of an alliance that doesn’t come to North Carolina. Even so, the Port of Wilmington isn’t large enough to accommodate the massive ship. 

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