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Maybe you could get the US Navy to crew a few container mega-ships in the national interest of international commerce? Reducing climate change and political con
by sterlind 7y ago
Maybe you could get the US Navy to crew a few container mega-ships in the national interest of international commerce? Reducing climate change and political concern over the carbon involved is arguably a better use of the Navy's time than fleet exercises, and it wouldn't take that many people.
- simonh 7y agoThere are over 9,000 fully cellular container ships operational right now, and container ships are only 13% of global merchant shipping capacity. The roughly 70 ~20k TEU megaships all together are only 10% of total container ship capacity. A few megaships is insignificant in overall economic terms.
- jiofih 7y agoWhat is the other 87%? How is that possible if 90% of goods are transported by sea?
- maxerickson 7y agoThe majority of goods are on bulk carriers and tankers. Grain, coal, oil, etc.
- jiofih 7y agoThe parent said “container ships are only 13% of global merchant shipping capacity”. I’m wondering how else goods are being transported...
- maxerickson 7y agoIndeed, bulk carriers and tankers are ships that aren't container ships.