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Huh. For some reason I thought cargoes had bonds that would allow them to make port and unload. OTOH, some enterprising sailors could make some money relieving
by squozzer 10y ago
Huh. For some reason I thought cargoes had bonds that would allow them to make port and unload.
OTOH, some enterprising sailors could make some money relieving stranded ships of their contents.
- nickff 10y agoThese ships would be incredibly expensive and slow to unload at sea. Container shipping is very dependent on dock-side infrastructure. One of the reasons why shipping switched to containers (and away from break-bulk) is precisely because it is difficult to steal from containers.
- sandworm101 10y agoExpensive, slow and dangerous. Not all containers will be accessible at sea. Getting to some of them may require removal of cables used to steady tall stacks. And unloading any containers haphazardly risks unbalancing the ship.
- brudgers 10y agoProbably some cargo has bonds and other cargo does not...even on the same ship. While just about anything from the delivery of a container full of Pokemon to the water tightness a new metal roof for the next twenty years can be bonded, it will only get bonded if someone is willing to pay the cost of bonding. It is common for businesses to assess risks and forgo adding the cost of bonding to a contractual transaction.
- bbcbasic 10y ago"enterprising sailors", sounds like a euphemism for pirates.