The Kota Pekarang sets a new record for the largest container ship to visit Jacksonville.
The largest container ship to visit Jacksonville arrived at JaxPort on Thursday, the Jacksonville Port Authority announced. The ZIM vessel Kota Pekarang stopped at JaxPort Blount Island Marine Terminal after passing through the Panama Canal on its journey from Northeast Asia. At 11,923-TEU, the Kota Pekarang broke the port record held for a little more than a month by 11,000-TEU ZIM vessel Cape Sounio, which docked at Blount Island on March 18. A TEU is a 20-foot container.