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6th June 2019, 12:11 PM
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Super sized container vessels
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6th June 2019, 05:55 PM
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Re: Super sized container vessels
Problem with these supersize ships, is that the ports have to spend millions upgrading he facilities.
Vic
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7th June 2019, 06:22 AM
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Re: Super sized container vessels
Here in Melbourne the bay was dredged some years ago to accommodate these ships.
New lifters on one of the quays now built to meet the needs of such ships.
But there is so much automation on them now.
Neighbor works there and tells me the latest automation is a guy in Malaysia controlling the lifters here in Melbourne by remote.
Reduces costs as no local wages to be paid and this system can control six lifters at once.
Happy daze John in Oz.
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