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Emma Maersk Is Transporting Your Job To
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Check out this entire page. You may be
surprised. And you may learn something. |
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The Emma Maersk shown below is one of
many ships owned by the Danish shipping line. |
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| Do you ever wonder
how so many products sold in so many stores you shop in
carry the label, "Made in China"? Do you wonder why so
many North American and European jobs are being lost? |
| This ship is one of
three now in service. The Maersk Line has commissioned
two more. Those will be completed in 2012. |
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| Ninety-one percent --
91% -- of all of Wal-Mart's products are manufactured in
China. |
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| These ships were
commissioned by Wal-Mart so that it may transport its
goods from China. Each ship holds 15,000 and has a 207
foot deck beam. Each ship's full crew is 13. |
| That crew serves on a
ship that is longer than a US aircraft carrier which has
a crew of over 5,000. |
| Due to its 207 foot
beam, these ships cannot traverse the Panama Canal.
These ships are intended for only cross-Pacific
transport. They cruise at 31 knots. |
| Goods transported on
these ships arrive four days after leaving China.
Therefore, these ships make China's perishable goods
saleable in North America. |
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| These ships are
constructed in five sections, floated together, and then
welded. |
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| Specifications: |
| Country of origin:
Denmark |
| Length -- 1,302 feet |
| Width -- 207 feet |
| Engine -- 14
cylinder, in-line diesel producing 110,000 BHP |
| Cruising speed -- 31
knots |
| Net cargo capacity --
123,200 tons |
| Cargo capacity --
15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 cubic feet) |
| Crew -- 13 |
| First trip --
September 8, 2006 |
| Construction cost --
145,000,000 |
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| The command bridge is
over 10 stories tall. |
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| Silicone paint
applied to the ship's bottom reduces water resistance
and saves 317,000 of diesel fuel each year. |
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| Each ship has
11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously to
unload the entire ship in less than two hours. |
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| A documentary on the
History Channel stated that these container ships unload
in California, turn around, and return to China EMPTY.
They do not load American-made goods for sale in China. |
| What does that tell
you about the state of manufacturing in the US and
Canada? |
| You just continue to
buy all those made-in-China products until you run out
of money. Especially keep buying those gadgets and junk
stuff that you don't really even need. |
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| Is it any wonder what
the cause of unemployment in the USA and Canada is? |
| Someday in your
lifetime, the job you now hold and complain about being
too hard and not paying enough will be performed by a
worker in China or somewhere else in Asia. After all,
there are billions of potential workers waiting to do
your job for about 1/50th what you get paid. |
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