Why didn’t they just drop the stuff off at Newark, NJ and then by train to Pittsburgh? Oh, that’s right, we don’t do that sort of thing anymore/SARCASM
Large ships amaze and awe me, but think of the loss of product if one sinks.
Any idea of how long it takes to load this ship?
I know nothing about ships or shipping but if the load time becomes a significant part of the overall transit time, you may be better off with two smaller ships.
Can it still be hijacked by a gaggle of Somali pirates in the usual manner or will they need a trampoline to get on board?
Fill 3 of them up with iron ore, half-way through the Suez Canal, sink them. Maybe that’s what the Chinese built them for?
China opposes the construction of these ships by Vale. Vale will ultimately build 38 Valemax ships for $8 billion. They reduce China’s negotiating leverage in purchasing Brazilian iron ore. China’s favors its own shipping industry, which has smaller tonnages and is therefore less efficient and more costly per tonne. Brazil must reduce transportation costs, however, since Australia has a big distance, and therefore cost, advantage. This is against a backdrop of declining charter rates since the financial crisis. This is a gutsy plan for Vale.
I hate writers.
This ship is perhaps the biggest “bulk carrier”. There are larger container ships, and there have been oil tankers that dwarf this ship.
Super Size Me!
That’sa big ship. To put it’s size in perspective, it is 8 times the tonnage of teh USS Missouri or RMS Titanic, and more than 4 times that of a supercarrier.
Hmm. There is a capsize in Capesize.
How much would it take to convert into an aircraft carrier?