Very big outfit in container ship transportation I used to haul the loads from Boston to points all over the Northeast. Hundreds of trailers a day left the port.
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.
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…
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Folsom Mill Studio/Eunice Miller 
Hi Eunice,
Thank you for speaking out! This is appalling.
Sure thing glad you stopped by it was a re-blog though this time 🙂
Holy cow, that is some huge ship. Anyhow, I couldn’t find a way of thanking you for liking my post on naturestimeline so I’ve popped in here.
Many Thanks once again.
Tony
You are very welcome 🙂