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From the Wikipedia page, it looks like Rotterdam had 36,315 vessel arrivals in 2008 while Oakland had only 1,928. Is this comparison really apples to apples? T
by remarkEon 11y ago
From the Wikipedia page, it looks like Rotterdam had 36,315 vessel arrivals in 2008 while Oakland had only 1,928. Is this comparison really apples to apples? They point out the difference in tonnage, but I'm just wondering if there isn't a better comparison to be made.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Rotterdam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Rotterdam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Oakland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Oakland
- jpatokal 11y agoAs noted in the article, Oakland is containers only while Rotterdam handles other types of cargo as well, and their comparison is based purely on containers. However, all things being equal, it should be more efficient to unload a few ships with lots of cargo compared to lots of ships with little cargo. That said, Oakland is somewhat weird choice, it's the world's 62nd busiest (by TEU) when Rotterdam is 11th. LA is the busiest in the US at 18th, with Long Beach (also greater LA) not far behind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_busiest_container_ports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_busiest_cont...