Photos: Cosco Development container ships docks at Port of Savannah

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Photos: Biggest cargo ship to ever dock on East Coast arrives in Savannah

The Cosco Development, the biggest container ship to ever dock at an East Coast port, docks at Port of Savannah in Georgia.

In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, the container ship COSCO Development sails up river past the historic district of Savannah, Ga., to the Port of Savannah, on Thursday, May 11, 2017. At 1,201 feet long and 158 feet wide, the ship is the largest vessel ever to call on the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton)

Savannah, Ga.: The Cosco Development, the largest container ship to ever call on an East Coast port, passes as a crowd gathers on River Street in Savannah as it moves on to the Garden City Terminal on the Savannah River on Thursday, May 11, 2017. J. Scott Trubey/strubey@ajc.com

The Neopanamax Cosco Development cargo ship sails in Gatun Lake as it lines up to make it through Agua Clara locks on the newly expanded Canal in, Panama, Tuesday, May, 2, 2017.

Savannah, Ga.: The Cosco Development, the largest container ship to ever call on an East Coast port, crosses under the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Garden City Terminal on the Savannah River on Thursday, May 11, 2017. J. Scott Trubey/strubey@ajc.com

The container ship COSCO Development, which arrived at the Port of Virginia overnight, sits docked at Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., Monday, May 8, 2017. The COSCO Development, the biggest ship to ever call on the East Coast, pulled into the port Monday and will head out early Tuesday morning. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Savannah, Ga.: A pilot craft guides the Cosco Development, the largest container ship to ever call on an East Coast port, as it plies through the Savannah River en route to the Garden City Terminal on the Savannah River on Thursday, May 11, 2017. J. Scott Trubey/strubey@ajc.com

Savannah, Ga.: The Cosco Development, the largest container ship to ever call on an East Coast port, passes by the Westin Savannah Harbor resort en route to the Garden City Terminal on the Savannah River on Thursday, May 11, 2017. J. Scott Trubey/strubey@ajc.com

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In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, the container ship COSCO Development sails up river past the historic district of Savannah, Ga., to the Port of Savannah, on Thursday, May 11, 2017. At 1,201 feet long and 158 feet wide, the ship is the largest vessel ever to call on the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen Morton)

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