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check out this ship from china!!!!
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SHIP FROM CHINA - The Emma Maersk What a ship....no wonder 'Made in China' is displacing North American goods big time with this floating continent transporting goods across the Pacific in 4 days no less!!! This is how Wal-Mart gets all it's stuff from China . Get a load of this ship! 15,000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at the crew-size: 13 people for a ship longer than a US aircraft carrier which has a crew of 5,000 men and officers. Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it cannot fit through the Panama or Suez Canals . It is strictly transpacific. Check out the cruise speed: 31 knots means the goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods. This ship was built in five sections. The sections floated together and then welded. The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously. Additional info: Country of origin - Denmark Length - 1,302 ft Width - 207 ft Net cargo - 123,200 tons Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP) Cruise Speed - 31 knots Cargo capacity - 15,000 Containers Crew - 13 people First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006 Construction cost - US $145,000,000 Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year ![]() ![]() ![]() Editorial Comment! A recent documentary in late March on the History Channel, noted that most all of these containers are shipped back to China EMPTY! Yep you heard it right. We send nothing back on most of these ships. What does that tell you about the current Financial State of this country? |
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They don't have to go back empty, I'm sure there is enough technology to develope those containers into prison cells. We can out source our Prison population and ship them to China to learn a few trades. ---I sure bet it would get us a reduction in repeat offenders.
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Another example of outsourcing. When will it stop? Look at all the jobs we could have here filling those containers with American made goods.
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It's not near as bad as it was.
3 years ago I was shipping paper to China from the port of Charleston SC for $385/container now it is close to $2000... Must not be as many empty!
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Let's not get Howie started!!
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That's a big boat.
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Glenn it's already toooooo late. You know it and so do I.
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They don't have to go back empty, I'm sure there is enough technology to develope those containers into prison cells. We can out source our Prison population and ship them to China to learn a few trades. ---I sure bet it would get us a reduction in repeat offenders. ![]() [/ QUOTE ] That's a great idea! I'm serious. Two strikes and go to China. |
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