MSC Francesca sets record for longest container vessel at Port of Philadelphia

New record set at Port of Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new record was set on Tuesday at the Port of Philadelphia. The MSC Francesca is the longest container vessel.

It arrived just before 7 a.m. Tuesday.

The vessel is 1,093 feet long.

It was built 14 years ago and sails under the flag of Panama.

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