Just keep buying those imported goods until you run out of money
The Emma Maersk ,part of a Danish shipping line, is shown in the photos below. What a ship....no wonder 'Made in China ' is displacing North American made goods big time. This monster transports goods across the Pacific in about 5 days!!! This is how Wal-Mart gets it's stuff from China. 15,000 containers and a 207'deck beam! The crew-size: 13 people on a ship longer than a US aircraft carrier (which has a crew of 5,000). Notice that 207'beam means it cannot fit through the Panama or Suez Canals. It is strictly transpacific. Cruise speed: 31 knots.The goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a China -to- California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods. The ship was built in five sections. The sections floated together and then welded. The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously. Additional info: Country of origin - Denmark, Length - 1,302 ft, Width - 207 ft, Net cargo - 123,200 tons, Engine - 14 cylinders in-line diesel engine (110,000 BHP), Cruise Speed - 31 knots, Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 cubic feet), 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.
The Emma Maersk ,part of a Danish shipping line, is shown in the photos below. What a ship....no wonder 'Made in China ' is displacing North American made goods big time. This monster transports goods across the Pacific in about 5 days!!! This is how Wal-Mart gets it's stuff from China. 15,000 containers and a 207'deck beam! The crew-size: 13 people on a ship longer than a US aircraft carrier (which has a crew of 5,000). Notice that 207'beam means it cannot fit through the Panama or Suez Canals. It is strictly transpacific. Cruise speed: 31 knots.The goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a China -to- California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods. The ship was built in five sections. The sections floated together and then welded. The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously. Additional info: Country of origin - Denmark, Length - 1,302 ft, Width - 207 ft, Net cargo - 123,200 tons, Engine - 14 cylinders in-line diesel engine (110,000 BHP), Cruise Speed - 31 knots, Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 cubic feet), 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.
By Anonymous — Monday, February 22nd, 2010

A recent documentary in late March on the History Channel noted that nearly all of these containers are shipped back to China, EMPTY. Yep, that's right. We send nothing back on most of these ships. What does that tell you about the current financial state of this country? Just keep buying those imported goods (mostly gadgets) until you run out of money. Then you may wonder what the cause of unemployment in the U.S. and Canada might be????