Tuesday 4 November 2014

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Walmart Container Ship crosses from China to U.S. in just 5 days

The Emma Maersk, part of a Danish shipping line, is                     
shown in the photos below.
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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!! Another
two will soon be commissioned..

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These ships were commissioned by Wal-Mart to get their
imported goods 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 four 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 are 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.
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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 - 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.

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Editorial Comment!

A recent documentary in late March, 2010 on the History Channel noted that all of these containers are shipped back to China, EMPTY!
Yep, that's right. The U.S. sent nothing back on these ships.
What does that tell you about the current financial state of the                   
west in crisis?
The west blames China for their economic failures?

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