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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 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3)

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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I understand your concern, but without taking politics into account, that is one amazing piece of work right there. WOW. I have always been amazed at those giant ship-yards....UNREAL
 
For sure it is amazing. I would love to be in that little jon boat along side it? Or on a jet ski when it reaches 30 knots!!

I just wish we were using them to ship things OUT as well.
 
notice the truck loading system they have created that is 6 lanes wide underneath the cranes. The sheer size is hard to imagine without seeing in person.
 
That thing is really amazing. Unfortunately, until Americans get over their addiction to cheap crap, that ship will always go back empty. I personally feel that this is what is hurting our economy more than anything else.....we'd rather save $.50 to have a cheap hunk of junk made by a Chinese 4 year old than pay an American to make it.
 

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