WATCH: Largest container ship to visit the East Coast makes Savannah stop

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - The CMA CGM Marco Polo, the largest container ship ever to visit the East Coast, prepares to make port in Savannah Wednesday morning.

The Marco Polo is three-and-a-half football fields long and can carry 16,000 20-foot-long containers.

Watch the massive ship as it makes its way down the Savannah River live in the video above.

The ship began to move up the Savannah River Wednesday morning and plans to cross in front of downtown Savannah at around 8:30 a.m.

The Marco Polo is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Savannah at noon.

Mayor Van Johnson shared an image from the ship Wednesday morning on Twitter.

Good morning! I am aboard the #MarcoPolo, the largest container ship to ever visit the East Coast and #Savannah is the first port of call in the Southeast. We are just off of North Tybee Island making our way to the Port of Savannah.

This ship is 4 football fields long. pic.twitter.com/l4jVcUBbFZ

— Mayor Van Johnson (@MayorJohnsonSAV) May 26, 2021

The Associated Press contributed to this report.