CMA CGM Bianca in mobile bay

CMA CGM Bianca, a 1,099 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, passes Gaillard Island on the way into the port of Mobile Monday afternoon. With a draught of 43 feet, the ship moves at 15 mph while finishing a day’s trip from Houston. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM Bianca carries about 28 tons worth of refrigerators, about 400 tons of printing paper, 15 tons of Zincalume metal roofing sheets, about six tons worth of bar stools, about six tons of quartz glass products plus power cables, water suction hoses, furniture, cube storage organizers and bedroom sets. Manifests show the cargo was loaded in China, South Korea and Australia. Photo shot from Orange St pier in Fairhope, about 6.5 miles away…