2012-10-30
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Hurricane Sandy: How do we ride out the storm?
See also: How Do Large Ships Deal With Massive Hurricanes? at Forbes (via):
When a hurricane approaches port, ship captains must make hard decisions about speed and direction of approaching storms. The worst place for a ship to find itself is in the eye of a major hurricane, but the second worst place is the harbor.
For this reason, the United States Coast Guard recently closed most ports along the hurricane path and ordered all ships to leave port and head east at the best possible speed.
2012-05-04
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The top ten container shipping companies by TEU equivalents, in order. Container images taken from Eiji Hoshiai’s forty-foot dry freight page. Full size image.
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MSC - Mediterranean Shipping Company:
“What are the measures of a 20ft and 40ft container?
“You can find references on the following link. In general, the containers of 20’ are used for weight shipments and 40’ containers for volume cargoes.”
2012-02-24
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(via iamdanw)
