Emma the Ship

    It is strictly Transpacific. Cruise speed: 31 knots. 

The goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20
knots) on a China-to–California  run.  91% of Wal-Mart products are 
made in China. So this behemoth is hugely competitive even 
when carrying perishable goods.

The ship was built in five sections. The sections floated
together and then welded. 

The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 
11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously unloading 
the entire ship in less than two hours 

                Additional info:

                Country of origin – Denmark
                     Length – 1,302 ft
                     Width – 207 ft
                     Net cargo – 123,200 tons 
                     Engine – 14 cylinders in-line diesel engine (110,000 BHP) 
                     Cruise Speed – 31 knots

                     Cargo capacity – 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 cubic feet)
                     Crew – 13 people !
                     First Trip – Sept. 08, 2006 
                     Construction cost – US $145,000,000+
 
Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water  
resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year.

                Editorial Comment!

A recent documentary in late March, 2010 on the History 
Channel noted that all of these containers are shipped back to 
China , EMPTY. Yep, that’s right.  
We send nothing back on these ships. 
What does that tell you 
about the current financial state of this country? 
So folks, just keep on buying those imported goods (mostly gadgets) until you run out
of money.  Then you may wonder what the cause of unemployment
(maybe even your job) in the U.S.. and Canada and even in Australia might be????

Enough said!!!