Photos: Why the huge cargo ship at the Savannah port was such a big deal

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See photos of the big cargo ship that docked Friday, Sept 18 2020 at the Savannah, Ga. port. The CMA CGM Brazil, based in France, can transport 15,072 containers. Each container is 20 feet. The Georgia Ports Authority said its the largest cargo ship ever to dock on the US East Coast. Photos by Stephen Morton for the AJC.

SAVANNAH, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: The Moran tugboat Cooper Moran sprays water in celebration as it escorts the 167-foot wide container ship CMA CGM Brazil as it sails up the Savannah River to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

SAVANNAH, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: The Moran tugboat Edward J. Moran sprays water in celebration of the CMA CGM Brazil as it sails up the Savannah River to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

SAVANNAH, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: Dozens of spectators gather on historic River Street to watch 1,200-foot long container ship CMA CGM Brazil sail up the Savannah River to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

The massive container ship CMA CGM Brazil docked at the Savannah Port Friday. The 1,200-foot long container ship CMA CGM Brazil sailed up the Savannah River to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal. SAVANNAH, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

SAVANNAH, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: Dozens of spectators gather on historic River Street to watch container ship CMA CGM Brazil sail up the Savannah River to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

SAVANNAH, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: The Moran tugboat Laura K. Moran escorts the CMA CGM Brazil as it sails up the Savannah River to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

SAVANNAH, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: Dozens of spectators gather to watch container ship CMA CGM Brazil sail up the Savannah River to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: The CMA CGM Brazil sails past the marshes along the Savannah River as it makes its way up river to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Tybee Island, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: The CMA CGM Brazil sails past Historic Cockspur Lighthouse at the mouth of the Savannah River as it makes its way up river to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Tybee Island, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: The CMA CGM Brazil, one of the largest container ships to call on the U.S. East Coast, sails past past the North Beach of Tybee Island to the mouth of the Savannah River in route to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Tybee Island, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: The CMA CGM Brazil sails past Historic Cockspur Lighthouse, left, at the mouth of the Savannah River as it makes its way up river to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Tybee Island, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CMA CGM Brazil, the largest ship to ever call on the U.S. East Coast, sails upriver to the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal on Friday. (GPA Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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Credit: Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

SAVANNAH, GA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020: The Moran tugboat Cooper Moran sprays water in celebration as it escorts the 167-foot wide container ship CMA CGM Brazil as it sails up the Savannah River to the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal, Friday, Sept., 18, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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