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BNSF Picks Up Freight from Largest Container Vessel to Visit US

A BNSF intermodal train departs the Port of Los Angeles after taking on freight from the CMA-CGM Benjamin Franklin, the largest container vessel ever to visit a US port. The ship, which can carry nearly 18,000 20-foot containers, docked in Los Angeles on Dec. 26. It took 10 trains to transport BNSF's share of the cargo, more than 2,500 containers, inland. The containers will go to intermodal facilities including Chicago, ... [+]

Largest Container Ship to visit North America calls at the Port of Los Angeles

The largest container ship ever to call at a North American port arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday, December 26. Launched by the French shipping line CMA CGM on December 10, the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin is 1,300 feet long, 177 feet wide and has the capacity of nearly ... [+]

Los Angeles Welcomes Largest Container Ship to Call in North America

The largest container ship ever to call at a North American port arrived at the Port of Los Angeles on Dec.26th. CMA-CGM launched the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin on Dec. 10.The vessel made her maiden call at APM Terminals-Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. The ship has a capacity ... [+]