I remember sailing out of Felixstowe on the "massive" container ship MV Author. lol Back when we thought carrying over 1000 TEU was big. And we had a crew of over 40 people.
Sweet jesus, biggest damn thing I've seen move...looks like from deckline above is made of lego blocks...bloody big ones tho
Obviously it must vary, but I wonder what the value (average) of her cargo would be, if fully laden? Loads is my guess.
Thank God I lived in the last great days of sailing American Merchant ships. Today's ships are floating prisons with no Shore leave
MSC, didn't they used to be called Maffia Shipping Company? As the story goes the company was originally started up as a moneylaundering company for the Camorra.
Man how many tons can they haul on that thing, imagine the pressure on the bottom containers, not to mention the center of the boats keel
The Tugboat scene towards the End shows the power needed to assist by leaving port. Out at sea the effect of Wind on this " Boxlike" Ship must be immense and costly on the fuel bill.
