4 ms·You can sail across the Atlantic in 4-5 days on an ocean linerby vanniv 7y agoYou can sail across the Atlantic in 4-5 days on an ocean linernamibj 7y agoContainers seem to take >=7 days from Germany's closest international port to Newark, NJ (practically NYC), last time I looked at routes and prices.vanniv 7y agoOh, that's probably true. They're optimized for throughput rather than speed. Ocean liners that carry passengers take 4-5namibj 7y agoActually, to a large extend it's fuel prices that cause these "low" speeds. Many cargo ships can be a lot faster if they have a reason that's worth the massive increase in fuel usage.vanniv 7y agoThat also makes a ton of sense.