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Record-Breaking to Ship Call on Port
Three massive vessels to tie up at Wando-Welch Terminal today.
Three very large container ships are set to break records when they call on the Port of Charleston today, according to media reports.
The 1,155-foot Axel Maersk will be the longest container hauler ever to tie up at the port, eclipsing the 1,105-foot-long MSC Chicago, which docked in Charleston earlier this year. The ship will be coming into port about 8:30 a.m., the Post and Courier reports.
By comparison, the aircraft carrier Yorktown at Patriots Point is 888 feet long. The Axel will be the largest ship to ever call on the port.
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The MSC Rita, at 1,065 feet, and MSC Barbara, 997 feet, are also scheduled to slide into port today at the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant.
The Axel arrives in Charleston after unloading cargo in Savannah over the weekend.
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