September 6, 2007: World's largest cargo ship

Undertoad · 09-06-2007, 01:35 PM

xoB sends along this item with the following details:

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The ship is named Emma Maersk. The command bridge is higher than a 10 story building and 11 rigs that can operate simultaneously.

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Country of origin - Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons
Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP)
Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h
Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3 container)
Crew - 13 people
First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006
Construction cost - US $145,000,000+

Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year.

Wow: it takes 13 people to transport 15,000 shipping containers? Quite low operating costs other than the fuel, I suppose, then. I guess if you were an accountant you could figure out the sunk costs, and then how much it would cost if it were sunk.

What would the engine for this beast look like? We've already covered that. Looking at the specs, 14 cylinder, 110,000 HP, that engine is the one powering this big-ass ship.

glatt · 09-06-2007, 01:39 PM

What ports are able to accommodate this vessel?

monster · 09-06-2007, 01:59 PM

Something about those pics just doesn't seem right. Is it just the sheer size that makes me think it looks shopped? I assume it isn't, because what would be the point, but the turquoise seems too bright for the rest of the pics, especially in the first one. In the second one the edges seem to have a black line around them too.

Only 13 people on a ship that size -you could avoid seeing another person for days!

Coign · 09-06-2007, 03:54 PM

13 men and a ten story building for a command tower?

How much does it have to suck when you are the bottom six guys on the totem pole and the captain says, "You six, you don't get your own floor of the tower, you have to share."

xoxoxoBruce · 09-06-2007, 04:36 PM

I read they are planning to build 5 more just like it.

lumberjim · 09-06-2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Something about those pics just doesn't seem right.

It's brand new. you expect to see rust around the edges, maybe? that's what struck me....too clean and crisp.

Weird Harold · 09-06-2007, 05:12 PM

Can someone exstrapolate, if it was filled with IKEA furniture, how long would it take one guy to put it all together?

Either it's not brand new, it was brand new when they toke the picture, that silicone stuff really hold up, the Sept. 8, 2006 date for the first trip is wrong, or it's also a time machine.

If they shipwrecked on Gilligan's island, ....

lumberjim · 09-06-2007, 05:23 PM

OH, YEAH! it's 2007 now.

holiday weeks always fuck up my calendar.

Elspode · 09-06-2007, 06:44 PM

I was going to ask what was inside, but now I know...its all engine and fuel tanks.

spudcon · 09-06-2007, 07:15 PM

Very impressive. But what happens if Al Gore decides it's causing global warming?

speedmaster · 09-06-2007, 08:35 PM

Wow, fantastic pics!!

I posted about the ship a while back:

manephelien · 09-07-2007, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Very impressive. But what happens if Al Gore decides it's causing global warming?

A big ship like that will consume less fuel per unit transported than a smaller one. Especially with a brand-new engine and silicone paint. The less fuel it burns, the less CO2 it'll push into the atmosphere.

SPUCK · 09-07-2007, 04:41 AM

Yeah and 10,000 containers are lost overboard every year.. Now more can be lost!

speedmaster · 09-07-2007, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

Yeah and 10,000 containers are lost overboard every year.. Now more can be lost!

Wow, yikes!

monster · 09-07-2007, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Very impressive. But what happens if Al Gore decides it's causing global warming?

They'll probably start searching it for WMD. They'll send in the troops. It could take months. Maybe Osama is holed up in there -has anyone checked?

09-06-2007, 01:59 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Something about those pics just doesn't seem right. Is it just the sheer size that makes me think it looks shopped? I assume it isn't, because what would be the point, but the turquoise seems too bright for the rest of the pics, especially in the first one. In the second one the edges seem to have a black line around them too. Only 13 people on a ship that size -you could avoid seeing another person for days! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-06-2007, 03:54 PM	#4
Coign Wanted Driver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 279	13 men and a ten story building for a command tower? How much does it have to suck when you are the bottom six guys on the totem pole and the captain says, "You six, you don't get your own floor of the tower, you have to share." __________________ Quoting yourself is the height of hubris. -Coign

09-06-2007, 04:36 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I read they are planning to build 5 more just like it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-06-2007, 05:12 PM	#7
Weird Harold Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 199	Can someone exstrapolate, if it was filled with IKEA furniture, how long would it take one guy to put it all together? Either it's not brand new, it was brand new when they toke the picture, that silicone stuff really hold up, the Sept. 8, 2006 date for the first trip is wrong, or it's also a time machine. If they shipwrecked on Gilligan's island, .... __________________ I don't need a whole lottsa money. I don't need a big fine car.

09-06-2007, 05:23 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	OH, YEAH! it's 2007 now. holiday weeks always fuck up my calendar. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-06-2007, 01:39 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What ports are able to accommodate this vessel?

09-06-2007, 06:44 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I was going to ask what was inside, but now I know...its all engine and fuel tanks. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-06-2007, 07:15 PM	#10
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Very impressive. But what happens if Al Gore decides it's causing global warming?

09-06-2007, 08:35 PM	#11
speedmaster Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	Wow, fantastic pics!! I posted about the ship a while back: Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 09-07-2007 at 03:52 AM. Reason: remove link

09-07-2007, 04:41 AM	#13
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Yeah and 10,000 containers are lost overboard every year.. Now more can be lost!

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