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Scale and throughput. Ships used to have cranes on deck and unload this way (look at pretty much any ocean liner, they had cranes on the forded for cargo). Cont
by thejohnconway 3y ago
Scale and throughput. Ships used to have cranes on deck and unload this way (look at pretty much any ocean liner, they had cranes on the forded for cargo). Containerisation improved throughput considerably, but added to latency. There is no way this is cheaper. Way more crew per tonne, the ship itself is almost certainly way more expensive for it capacity, and so on.
Not that I don’t think sailing is a bad way to move cargo, but I suspect if it does work, it won’t be small boats with crew.
- krisoft 3y ago> Containerisation improved throughput considerably, but added to latency. I doubt the “added latency” part. How long do you think it takes to unload 11,000 twenty-foot container from a ship? Do you think anyone would move the contained stuff faster if it were just in a loose pile?
- thejohnconway 3y agoThat used crates, but yes I think it way quicker per ship, because ocean liners in particular wanted fast turnaround times. A lot more labour was involved, obviously.
- krisoft 3y ago> yes I think it way quicker per ship, because ocean liners in particular wanted fast turnaround times But container ships also want fast turnaround times. This is not a convincing argument.