Port of Wilmington Yard Expansion Accommodates Refrigerated Container Growth
WILMINGTON, N.C. — North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports) made history with the arrival of one of the world’s largest container ships — and the Port is ready to receive up to 1,200 refrigerated containers a similar ship can carry.
The MV Hyundai Hope sailed into the port on May 20, marking the port’s first visit by an ultra-large container vessel (ULCV). The ship is 1,200 feet in length and has a carrying capacity of nearly 14,000 TEUs. This milestone highlights the port’s commitment to improving the infrastructure necessary to support the larger container vessels calling on East Coast ports. The ship’s arrival came at the completion of the port’s Turning Basin Expansion Project, which expanded the turning basin in Cape Fear River from 1,400 feet to 1,524 feet.