NY/NJ handles 14,400 teu vessel following Bayonne Bridge raising

The 14,400 teu capacity vessel, CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt has become the largest container ship to call the Port of New York and New Jersey after arriving at APM Terminals (APMT) Elizabeth container terminal.

The ship also became the largest vessel to pass under the raised roadbed of the Bayonne Bridge, which now gives air draught clearance to vessels of up to 18,000 teu capacity.

The US$1.6bn project was completed in June and raised the bridge roadbed by 64 ft to 215 ft.