One of the few things not 'Made in China '!!!
The ship was made in Denmark for the Chinese.

SHIP FROM CHINA

THE EMMA MAERSK

What a ship....no wonder 'made in China' is displacing
North American goods big time with this floating
continent transporting the goods in 4 days no less!!!





This is how Wal-Mart gets all its stuff from China . Get a load of this ship!

15,000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at the
crew-size (13) for a ship longer than a US aircraft
carrier which has a complement of 5,000 men and officers.



Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it was NOT designed for the Panama or Suez Canal . It is strictly transpacific. Check out the cruise speed: 31 knots means 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 carrying perishable goods.

This ship was built in three, or perhaps as many as five sections.
The sections floated together and then were welded. The ship
is named Emma Maersk. The command bridge is higher than a
10-story building and has 11 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 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP)

Cruise Speed - 31 knots,

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.