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3 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Suez Canal Says it is Close to Clearing Ship Backlog – gCaptain

gcaptain.com/suez-canal-say…
Maersk Urges U.S. East Coast Ports to Use Suez Canal Delays to Clear Congestion – gCaptain

gcaptain.com/maersk-urges-u…
How Container Ships Got so Big, and Why They're Causing Problems

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Demand boom on collision course with ocean transport ceiling

freightwaves.com/?p=329881 via @freightwaves
Egypt may file $1bn claim for Suez Canal calamity

splash247.com/?p=139375 via @splash_247

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2 Apr
What is a Navy For?

Strategic purpose is not the same thing as operational necessities.

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"Mahan became a pioneering thinker about the importance of naval power in a globalized world economy, as well as of public opinion in shaping national strategic policy. His understanding came to center on the role of naval power in facilitating—or deranging—international trade."
:Contrary to popular opinion, Influence was not primarily about the employment of naval forces in wartime; rather, it was about the importance of state coordination of national maritime (including naval) resources to achieve relative advantage in both peace and war."
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1 Apr
First interview with new Federal Maritime Commission chairman

Nothing against Chairman Maffei, but I don't understand why we put pilots in charge of the FAA, but not a mariner in charge of the @FMC_gov

freightwaves.com/?p=329584 via @FreightWaves
MAFFEI: “We are in the midst of an unprecedented import boom, which is one of the ripple effects of COVID...The congestion that is occurring is unfortunately unavoidable with this kind of stress on the system."

So what are the solutions?
“We have seen hundreds and thousands of export containers that have been rejected for the last several months. This is not ideal. … We want to promote exports."

Yet, carriers are prioritizing empty containers over American exports.
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28 Mar
1/While @ever_given gets all the attention right now I thought it would be interesting to see what her 10 sisterships of the Golden class were up to.

Thanks to @MarineTraffic for the data.
2/Three of them are in the Far East right now on their schedules.

#EVERGOLDEN
#EVERGENTLE
#EVERGRADE
3_Two are in Europe.

#EVERGOVERN
#EVERGLORY
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28 Mar
1/For those looking for a more technical breakdown of #EVERGIVEN @ever_given, here is the data from her classifications society, the American Bureau of Shipping @ABSeagle
2/All ships receive a number from the International Maritime Organization @IMOHQ so you can identify against similar named ships.

She was delivered in under 3 years, in 2018.
3/She nearly 200,000 deadweight tons, that is how much she can carry in cargo. Gross tons is actually not weight, but volume with a gross ton equal to 40ft3. That equates to 8.8M ft3. She has a speed of 22.5 knots from a single prop.
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28 Mar
1/ This video from @RichardHammond series BIG, discusses a ship akin to #EVERGIVEN in the #SuezBLOCKED.

It is not long but gives an appreciation of the scope & scale of Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCV).

2/ The ships are massive at nearly 400 meters/1,300 feet in length. They are nearly 40M/200FT wide and draw about 14.5M/47.5FT.
3/ These ships carry modular containers. The first container ship - SS Ideal X in 1956 carried 58 boxes. The newest can carry 24,000.

The leap in size has not been linear but exponential. As ships increase in length, beam, and depth, their volume is cubed, hence Ultra-Large.
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28 Mar
The latest from the ship manager for #EVERGIVEN in the #SuezBLOCKED

Efforts continue to remove bottom from the port bow.
11 tugs on scene.
Bottom cleared from around rudder.
Two larger tugs enroute.
They are still blaming wind.
Crew safe and working.
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