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Massport Handles 16,000-TEU MSC Verona

[ April 3, 2025   //   Gary Burrows ]

MSC Verona, an LNG-powered 16,000 twenty-foot equivalent-unit, or TEU, container ship, on March 24 became the largest cargo ship to ever visit the Port of Boston’s Conely Container Terminal.

MSC Verona is 1,200 feet long – the length of four football fields – and 167 feet wide. Massport said the vessel’s ability to call at the terminal is due to years-long investment in the port, including the installation of three ship-to-shore cranes and a newly deepened 50-foot-deep berth.

Conley Terminal is New England’s only full-service container gateway providing service to more than 2,500 New England importers and exporters and the investments made at Conley will provide them greater access and connectivity to the global marketplace.

The Port of Boston generates US$8.2 billion in annual economic impact and supports more than 66,000 jobs.

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