Maersk sets world record for cargo handling at the port of Los Angeles

According to Maersk, it has set a world record for the most cargo handled in a single port call as MV Maersk Evora’s loaded and unloaded 24,846 TEUs at the Port of Los Angeles.

The world record was achieved at APM Terminals’ Pier 400, where the 366-meter Maersk Evora Maersk Evora arrived on October 17 carrying nine containers above deck, the first for any U.S. port and managed to load and unload a total of 24,846 TEUs, Maersk said.

According to Maersk’s website, the vessel left the port of Los Angeles on October 22 and is currently heading to East Asia, with its first stop being Yokohama, Japan on November 7.

Maersk Evora was delivered in 2011 and has a capacity of 13,492 TEU.