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Those ships still have to enter the harbor and then have to be unloaded. The Benjamin Franklin has a 52 foot draft and stacks containers 10 high [1]. That means
by CalChris 5y ago
Those ships still have to enter the harbor and then have to be unloaded. The Benjamin Franklin has a 52 foot draft and stacks containers 10 high [1]. That means deeper dredging and bigger cranes. She called on LA, Oakland and Seattle but now transits from Asia to Europe via the Suez Canal.
Who pays for this dredging and these cranes? The localities. It's difficult to defray these costs with shipping fees. American President Lines pulled their headquarters from Oakland to Phoenix when Oakland did that. [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMA_CGM_Benjamin_Franklin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMA_CGM_Benjamin_Franklin
[2] https://www.prlog.org/10551489-apl-phoenix-headquarters-relocation-complete.html https://www.prlog.org/10551489-apl-phoenix-headquarters-relo...