That's a lot of cheap shit

**BmillsSkier** · 01-08-2015, 06:10 PM

Look at the size of this thing: the world's largest container ship.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/-terrifyin...3.html#TQnk4nn

The CSCL Globe - the world's largest container ship at a whopping 1312ft - arrived in the UK for the first time today.

Fully laden, it is said that the vessel could carry up to 156 million pairs of shoes, 300m iPads or 900 million tins of food.

It set off from Qingdao, a city on the Shangdong province of China, in early December last year and was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.

It is the first of five mega ships to be built for the group.

People watch the world's biggest container ship arrive into port of Felixstowe, Suffolk. (Rex)

Enormous: The container ship arrived in the UK at around 1pm on Wednesday. (Rex)Enormous: The container ship arrived in the UK at around 1pm on Wednesday. (Rex)

Unit: A nearby ship shows the huge scale of the container vessel. (Rex)Unit: A nearby ship shows the huge scale of the container vessel. (Rex)

Clemence Cheng, the CEO of the Port of Felixstow said most of the cargo would be destined for UK high streets and the cargo contains everything from car parts to washing machines and even three lifeboats.

A crowd of around 100 gathered on the Quayside of the Port of Felixtone at 1pm today to watch its arrival.

One onlooker said: ‘It looked awesome. I was expecting it to be big but I was still shocked because it totally surpassed what I had imagined.’

‘In fact it looked terrifying. Monster ship is probably the best description because it really is very intimidating.’

The 'Monster of the Sea' container ship is the size of four football pitches. (Rex)

I guess this puts a very small bit of the Chinese product machine into perspective.

**abraham** · 01-08-2015, 06:29 PM

Booooo it's not wartsila powered.

Also I'm surprised it went to a port on that side of England. I thought the really large boats aren't allowed through the English channel because their turn radius is too large.

**mtngirl79** · 01-08-2015, 06:36 PM

I hate shipping containers.

**abraham** · 01-08-2015, 06:38 PM

There aren't as many around here with the dock stoppage. It's crazy to see the port loading area so empty

**MakersTeleMark** · 01-08-2015, 06:41 PM

Should put that thing on I-70.

**sal the salmon** · 01-08-2015, 07:12 PM

dont get it twisted. its actually an aircraft carrier in disguise.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 01-08-2015, 07:33 PM

That thing is amazing.
What's this about the dock stoppage? Unions been on strike? Like in the Bon Jovi song?

**BmillsSkier** · 01-08-2015, 07:38 PM

I'd love to see a video of modeling of this ship in rough seas. Fully loaded of course.

**Plainview** · 01-08-2015, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn

That thing is amazing.
What's this about the dock stoppage? Unions been on strike? Like in the Bon Jovi song?

http://www.joc.com/port-news/us-port..._20141105.html

Fucking buoyancy, how does it work?

ETA: And I mean that as in it boggles my mind that something that massive and heavy doesn't just sink like a rock.

**refried** · 01-09-2015, 04:41 AM

They have a slightly smaller one (1302') running from CA. to China, 4 days to make the trip at 31 kts., Walmart Has gotten so good at shipping they no longer stock any products in warehouses , they go straight from the ship to train, to the stores. The sad thing is they return to China empty.

**guroo270** · 01-09-2015, 04:50 AM

My second wealthiest friend's dad has been a shipping broker for years. He now owns 3 of those and rents them out. My buddy has been a shipping broker for 5 years now. He's not quite there yet. Downside is that he pretty much can only work in Singapore or London. Rough life.

spook · 01-09-2015, 05:11 AM

Originally Posted by guroo270

My second wealthiest friend's dad has been a shipping broker for years. He now owns 3 of those and rents them out. My buddy has been a shipping broker for 5 years now. He's not quite there yet. Downside is that he pretty much can only work in Singapore or London. Rough life.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Dîner_de_Cons_(film)

**mtngirl79** · 01-09-2015, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by refried

They have a slightly smaller one (1302') running from CA. to China, 4 days to make the trip at 31 kts., Walmart Has gotten so good at shipping they no longer stock any products in warehouses , they go straight from the ship to train, to the stores. The sad thing is they return to China empty.

Unless walmart had closed their distribution centers in the last 10 years this is untrue.

**mtngirl79** · 01-09-2015, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Plainview

http://www.joc.com/port-news/us-port..._20141105.html

Fucking buoyancy, how does it work?

ETA: And I mean that as in it boggles my mind that something that massive and heavy doesn't just sink like a rock.

come on, things less dense than water float. That's why salt water is more buoyant... it's denser. You know this...

**guroo270** · 01-09-2015, 08:41 AM

Yeah, we all know why planes take off from treadmills, too... doesn't mean it's not impressive every time you see a 737 take off. It's just kindofan incredible thing, ya know?

**BmillsSkier** · 01-09-2015, 09:12 AM

Planes don't take off from treadmills.

(pulls pin and backs away)

**creaky fossil** · 01-09-2015, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by sal the salmon

dont get it twisted. its actually an aircraft carrier in disguise.

if only they knew they Chinese have IMDF powers... the number of aircraft and fighter pilots on that big vessel is in the millions.

**refried** · 01-09-2015, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by mtngirl79

Unless walmart had closed their distribution centers in the last 10 years this is untrue.

A distribution center isn't a warehouse, Things come in and go right out of a distribution center, not left in stock and warehoused,
Cargo ships of this size are something new, only being built in the last few years.

**guroo270** · 01-09-2015, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by mtngirl79

Unless walmart had closed their distribution centers in the last 10 years this is untrue.

You're both right. Walmart still has distribution centers, but they also have operations that pack everything a store in Billings needs and it goes from ship > truck > store with everything that store needs.

**concretejungle** · 01-09-2015, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by guroo270

My second wealthiest friend's dad has been a shipping broker for years. He now owns 3 of those and rents them out. My buddy has been a shipping broker for 5 years now. He's not quite there yet. Downside is that he pretty much can only work in Singapore or London. Rough life.

guroo270 Uncle Ricoing yet another thread.