On August 22nd, CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt became the largest ship ever to cross the Panama Canal, on its way to New York to inaugurate the Bayonne Bridge on September 7th. The CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt exited Asian shipyards on July 26th.
With a capacity of 14,414 TEUs and a length of 12028ft, the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt is 4 times larger than the Statue of Liberty and represents more than 4 American football fields in length. It is part of the series of 6 CMA CGM ships bearing the name of the Presidents of the United States of America.
Currently the ship is on its way to Norfolk Harbor on August 28th, Savannah on August 31st and Charleston on September 2nd. This will be its last stop before arriving at the port of New York for the inauguration of the Bayonne Bridge on September 7, 2017.
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