THE biggest containership to call at Virginia Ports, the 8,402-TEU MSC Tomoko, docked at Norfolk International Terminals to load and discharge cargo recently.

The MSC Tomoko, drawing 46 feet of water, just cleared the Hampton Roads 50-foot shipping channel. Aircraft carriers, which make Norfolk their home, draw 40 feet, reported the Newport News Daily Press.

The MSC Tomoko was scheduled to call at New York part of a revised route dubbed the Golden Gate Service, which follows the rotation of New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Freeport, Bahamas; Suez, Jeddah, Colombo, Singapore; Shenzhen-Chiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai; Ningbo, Shenzhen-Chiwan as well as Singapore and Salalah in Oman.