JaxPort spokeswoman Nancy Rubin said the previous largest to visit Jacksonville was an 8,800-container vessel in 2015.
The MOL Bravo came through the Suez Canal from Asia before reaching the U.S. East Coast.
Rubin said the MOL Bravo was loading and unloading cargo before leaving for its next call on the port in Charleston, South Carolina, before returning to Asia.
JaxPort offers direct trade with Asian ports through both the Panama and Suez canals.
It said the world’s three largest ocean carrier alliances, which dominate Asian trade with the U.S., offer service through JaxPort.
The port has recorded an average 21 percent annual growth in Asian container volumes during the past five years.
JaxPort, which wants to deepen the 40-foot depth of the St. Johns River shipping channel, said the ship wasn’t able to operate at full capacity in Jacksonville.
It said the federal project to deepen the channel to 47 feet to accommodate more cargo aboard the largest ships is set to begin construction by early 2018.
Rubin said the TraPac terminal general manager estimated that at a river channel depth of 47 feet, the Bravo would have delivered and picked up twice as many containers in Jacksonville.
WJCT 89.9 First Coast Connect host and producer Melissa Ross launched the Jacksonville chapter of the online She Is Fierce! Global Women’s Network. Ross will host networking events featuring women leaders.
Every event will feature one female leader who will share her story and one nonprofit.
The chapter launch party is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. July 12 at Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails and will feature Marsha Oliver, chief public affairs spokewoman for Mayor Lenny Curry. Oliver will talk about courage.
Tickets are $27. Curry said 10 percent of ticket sales will benefit the Women’s Giving Alliance.
Ross will partner with VyStar Credit Union to present the events.
For tickets, visit 904tix.com.
Crowley Maritime Corp. appointed Paul Manzi to vice president of safety, security, quality and environmental stewardship, effective July 1. Manzi will be based in Jacksonville and report to Carl Fox, senior vice president of corporate services.
Fox succeeds Charlie Nalen, who is retiring after 36 years with Crowley. Manzi joined Crowley last year as director of health and safety, and has more than 36 years of experience in the maritime industry.
Crowley appointed Susan “Suz” Michel vice president of human resources and learning, which will bring all aspects of human capital management under her leadership. Michel joined Crowley in 2004 and most recently served as vice president of organizational development and change leadership. She will continue to report to Fox.
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. arranged a $19 million refinancing of One Deerwood, a 161,167-square-foot, Class A office building in Southside at 10201 Centurion Parkway N. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Taurus Investment Holdings LLC, to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through Ares Management. HFF was involved in the sale of the asset to Taurus in 2007.
Tenants in the six-story property include CIT Bank, JMB of North Florida and Amports Inc.
Michael Wielgus was granted franchising rights to develop Jacksonville business centers for Office Evolution, which provides executive suites.
The company offers 24/7 co-working space, conference rooms and virtual support services. “We focus on small businesses with one to five employees working out of their homes or the local coffee shop,” said CEO and founder Mark Hemmeter.
Sites are being evaluated for the first Jacksonville business center location with a projected opening in early 2018.