In a history-making run, the largest container ship to call at a U.S. port will visit Long Beach Thursday bringing goods from China.
The Ben Franklin called at the Port of Oakland after leaving Los Angeles in December, then sailed to China on Jan. 4. It reached Xiamen, China Jan. 30, later calling at the ports of Nansha, Hong Kong and Yantian before leaving for Long Beach Feb. 4. It will stay in Long Beach until Feb. 24.