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12th March 2018, 09:08 PM
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The largest
Here we go again, one wonders at what point it has to stop, maybe they will built a bridge from China to Europe instead of bigger and bigger ships, kt
CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery is 400m long and carries more than 20,000 containers – if they were laid end to end they wo | Daily Echo
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12th March 2018, 09:19 PM
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Re: The largest
Getting to the point I think that they will be a very east sinking situation!??
Far too large !
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12th March 2018, 09:21 PM
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Re: The largest
my thought on this subject is bigger ship bigger potential disaster
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 )
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12th March 2018, 09:29 PM
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Re: The largest
Think either CMA or Cosco have an even bigger one capable of carrying 22,000 containers.
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12th March 2018, 10:20 PM
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Re: The largest
Has China not got a railway system now operating all the way into Europe?
https://www.theguardian.com/business...ls-into-madrid
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13th March 2018, 02:19 AM
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Re: The largest
Bigger, wider further reaching, how far can this go?
Man has always stretched the limit in all he has done since cocky was in the egg.
Without such attempts we may well still be living in caves.
Whilst I do not always agree with what man does one must marvel at the conquests made, the ideas and conception of such ventures.
Yes bigger may mean bigger disasters but until they occur we will stand in awe of all that occurs.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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13th March 2018, 02:23 AM
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Re: The largest
Possibly, Kim in NK has a contingency tunnel to escape ?
K.
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13th March 2018, 03:53 AM
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13th March 2018, 04:27 AM
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Re: The largest
Rob the first washing. Machine I saw on a ship was in 1964. Itsusage was very much controlled. Fresh water was very restricted prior to much later dates. No water making machines in those days.crews were very Much needed in those days just towork the ship and the continuous maintainance carried out .manning certificates during my time were based on taking the ship from A to B nothing more. The shipowner used such asto carry the least number of crew even before the shipswere demanned officially. As to wages in the 60s the lowest claim for Tax purposes were crews wages , the highest being de.. preciation on hull and and machinery, Insurance, stores and equipment, lubricants such as lub. Oils, food, and last crews wages, which was minimal compared with the others. I was made privy to the ledgers of the average 10000 ton tramp for the period 1949 to 1962. For those who quote how good some ships were for overtime it usually depended who was paying for. If the charterer or the owner. Good paying overtime was usually the charterer. Cheers JWS
Last edited by j.sabourn; 13th March 2018 at 04:39 AM.
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13th March 2018, 05:32 AM
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May be one day soon they will build a Ship with an 18 Hole Golf Course on it! LOL
Driving off would be fun !
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