The Navios Unite — the largest container ship ever to transit the Columbia River — headed for the Port of Portland through the Port of Astoria, passing Rainier, St. Helens and Scappoose on Monday, March 7.
The vessel is 1,100 feet long and can carry 8,200 containers.
According to Balticshiping.com, Navios Unite was built in 2006 by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. LTD in Ulsan, South Korea. It is currently sailing under the flag of Liberia. It’s gross tonnage is 90,389 tons.
Navios Unite is of the growing list of container ships calling on the Port of Portland, The Ship Report states.