port-of-boston

Massport Handles 16,000-TEU MSC Verona

MSC Verona, an LNG-powered 16,000 twenty-foot equivalent-unit, or TEU, container ship, on March 24 became the largest cargo ship to ever visit the Port of Boston’s Conely Container Terminal. MSC Verona is 1,200 feet long – the length of four football fields – and 167 feet wide. Massport said the vessel’s ability to call at the terminal is due to years-long investment in the port, including the installation of three ship-to-shore ... [+]