Oakland’s Largest Container Ship Ever Arrives at OICT
Apr 20, 2020Oakland – On Thursday April 17th, Oakland International Container Terminal received the largest vessel to ever call the Port of Oakland, the MSC Anna. The MSC Anna is 1,312 feet long and has a capacity of 19,000 TEU’s. Requiring 40 feet of draft she was comfortably able to come into port on low tide with the terminal capable of 50 feet of draft. The MSC Anna can handle eleven high containers on deck and twenty-three containers wide.
The MSC Anna will work two shifts on this call at OICT, moving 1,500 containers.
“We’ve been anticpating larger vessels, like the MSC Anna, calling OICT and to prepare we’ve made significant investments in our cranes as well as other equipment and infrastructure. We are fully prepared and ready to handle additional Ultra Large Container Vessels,” stated Jim Rice, OICT General Manager.
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