Photos of The Emma Maersk - SHIP FROM CHINA

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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

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 the US?