The 19,200 TEU MSC Anna, owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company, has docked at the port’s Oakland International Container Terminal on the Oakland Estuary, claiming the title of the largest ship ever to call in Oakland. The massive ship can carry 18,000 20-foot containers, and is longer in lenght than the Saleforce Tower is in height.
The port said that the 1,312-foot-long vessel is on special assignment from MSC of collecting a backlog of empty containers in Southern California before arriving in Oakland. The ship is scheduled to spend 24 hours at the port discharging import containers and loading exports.
