Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Container Ship...

 
Have a good read of this right to the end.
 
See the editorial under the last picture.  That says it all!
The Emma Maersk, part of a Danish shipping line, is shown in the photos below.
 
What a ship...no wonder 'Made in China' is displacing North American made goods big time.
This monster transports goods across the Pacific in just 5 days!!
This is one of three ships presently in service, with another two ships commissioned
To be completed in 
2013. 
 
 
 
These ships were commissioned by Wal-Mart (ASDA) to get all their 
Goods and stuff from China .... They hold an incredible 15,000 
Containers and have a 207 foot deck beam!!  The full crew is just 
13 people on a ship longer than a US Aircraft Carrier (which has a 
Crew of 5,000.  With its 207' beam it is too big to fit through the 
Panama or Suez Canals ......
 
It is strictly Transpacific. Cruise speed: 31 knots. 
The goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20
Knots) on a China-to-California run. 91% of Wal-Mart products are 
Made in China.  So this behemoth is hugely competitive even 
When carrying perishable goods. 
The 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 unloading 
The entire ship in less than two hours. 
 
Additional info:
Country of origin - Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons 
Engine - 14 cylinders in-line diesel engine (110,000 BHP) 
Cruise Speed - 31 knots
 
Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 cubic feet)
Crew - 13 people !
First Trip - Sep 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 2013 on the History 
Channel noted that all of these containers are shipped back to 
China, 
EMPTY..  Yep, that's right.
 
We send nothing back on these ships. 
What does that tell you about the current financial state of the west in crisis? 
So folks, just keep on buying those imported goods (mostly gadgets) until you run out
Of money. Then you may wonder what the cause of unemployment
(maybe even your job) in the US, UK, Canada and even in Australia????
Enough said!!!
This message, if any, surely deserves forwarding, doesn't it ?

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