New era dawns at Port of Los Angeles as megaship arrives

TIN news: A massive, blue ship that called at the Port of Los Angeles in the predawn hours Saturday was the capstone to a record-setting year for Los Angeles, local leaders said. The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin is the largest container ship ever to dock at a North American port. It is longer than the Empire State Building is tall, wider than a football field and as tall as a 20-story building. That size, combined with advances in technology, makes it environmentally friendly, and local leaders say it’ ...