The biggest container ship in the world.........

[Justdroppedin]

The Evergreen "Ever Ace" can carry up to 23,992 containers......


https://i.redd.it/eg097ouhqz181.jpg

[The Noof]

Should be named "Imminent Disaster".
Thanks Herk.

[dogdayz]

Must take a long time to load and unload.

[ifonlyihad1]

Must take a long time to load and unload.

especially when it is stuck in the mud!! :tehe:

[dishuser]

especially when it is stuck in the mud!! :tehe:

except it has never been stuck in the mud..lol

[swan]

it shows we import WAY too much stuff

[Gates07]

and how many fall off during rough seas? the horsepower and screws must be mammoth, that is a lot of hull

[dogdayz]

Approx 80,000 HP with a 10 metre prop, 4 million gallons of fuel.

[ifonlyihad1]

except it has never been stuck in the mud..lol

In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days after the grounding of Ever Given, a 20,000 TEU container ship.[3] The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft) vessel was buffeted by strong winds on the morning of 23 March, and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck in the canal banks, blocking all traffic until it could be freed.

banks/mud still dirt. same same. lol

[The Noof]

In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days after the grounding of Ever Given, a 20,000 TEU container ship.[3] The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft) vessel was buffeted by strong winds on the morning of 23 March, and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck in the canal banks, blocking all traffic until it could be freed.

banks/mud still dirt. same same. lol

It appears to have a unique abilitiy:making a ton of money, & costing a ton of money.

[dishuser]

In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days after the grounding of Ever Given, a 20,000 TEU container ship.[3] The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft) vessel was buffeted by strong winds on the morning of 23 March, and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck in the canal banks, blocking all traffic until it could be freed.

banks/mud still dirt. same same. lolthe ship in question has only been in service for a little over 2 months
again...never stuck in the mud

[buddy1862]

yep, the names are on the front
ever given - suez
ever ace - post

[TLG]

I HATE to see all that import ... I would rather be manufacturing right here at home
With the recent rise in employee pay , coupled with robotics we might be able to justify production costs and turn things around

PLENTY of immigration from the 1950's and up , worked and raised their families on an honest days work

[dishuser]

I HATE to see all that import ... I would rather be manufacturing right here at home
With the recent rise in employee pay , we might be able to justify production costs and turn things around

PLENTY of immigration from the 1950's and up , worked and raised their families on an honest days work
the worst part is once it makes it to north america it just sits there

[dogdayz]

Interesting to see the global marine traffic:

hxxps://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-51.0/centery:29.8/zoom:3

[mycroft]

I HATE to see all that import ... I would rather be manufacturing right here at home
With the recent rise in employee pay , coupled with robotics we might be able to justify production costs and turn things around

PLENTY of immigration from the 1950's and up , worked and raised their families on an honest days work

I 100% agree, we used to make nearly everything right here at home with a lot less government hand outs.

[dogdayz]

I 100% agree, we used to make nearly everything right here at home with a lot less government hand outs.

That was before China realized that they could churn out a bunch of cheap stuff that us westerners will run out to Walmart and buy making them quickly the second richest country in the world and on their way to number one.

Quality doesn't count anymore - we want cheap and disposable. Sears is gone - dollar stores are multiplying....

[ifonlyihad1]

the ship in question has only been in service for a little over 2 months
again...never stuck in the mud
Attaboy. .

[dishuser]

That was before China realized that they could churn out a bunch of cheap stuff that us westerners will run out to Walmart and buy making them quickly the second richest country in the world and on their way to number one.

Quality doesn't count anymore - we want cheap and disposable. Sears is gone - dollar stores are multiplying....

and when walmart first opened they said the majority of products would be from north america

Wal-Mart's founder Sam Walton started the company as a "Buy American" retailer some 50 years ago but it turned away from that strategy in the name of offering cheaper prices.

[fn59]

That was before China realized that they could churn out a bunch of cheap stuff that us westerners will run out to Walmart and buy making them quickly the second richest country in the world and on their way to number one.

Quality doesn't count anymore - we want cheap and disposable. Sears is gone - dollar stores are multiplying....

Is it China, or the CEO's of the corporations to blame?

[The Noof]

That was before China realized that they could churn out a bunch of cheap stuff that us westerners will run out to Walmart and buy making them quickly the second richest country in the world and on their way to number one.

Quality doesn't count anymore - we want cheap and disposable. Sears is gone - dollar stores are multiplying....

It's deeper than that.Capitalism has ruined the country:China is the weapon.We live on a continent that is addicted to profit.It doesn't matter how much corporations make, it is never enough.The union environment makes it difficult to maximize profits, so along comes China,presenting them with the ultimate opportunity:make junk for cheap that doesn't last so people have to keep buying the junk over and over.Before you know it, North America makes nothing but Big Macs, cars without processors, & trade deficit.Then China owns our souls.
We did it to ourselves.