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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPort of Virginia CEO on plans to become the No. 1 destination for ultra-large vesselsStephen Edwards, CEO of the Port of Virginia, explains how massive container ships have upended port economics and why the completion of a $450 million dredging project in Norfolk Harbor will lead the port to the top position in servicing these vessels on the East Coast of the U.S.
Persons: Stephen Edwards Locations: Port, Virginia, Port of Virginia, Norfolk, East Coast
The Dali Is a Big Ship. But Not the Biggest.
  + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Ella Koeze | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +4 min
Empire State Building Approximate width 1,454 feet long MSC Irina Biggest container ship in the world 200 feet wide 24,346 containers 1,312 feet Ever Max Biggest container ship to sail into Baltimore 167 feet 15,432 containers 1,201 feet Eiffel Tower 410 feet 1,083 feet Dali 157 feet 9,971 containers 984 feet Container ship of the 1970s ~2,500 containers 66 feet 705 feet Football field Shapes are approximate. 160 feet 360 feet Empire State Building Approximate width 1,454 feet long MSC Irina Biggest container ship in the world 24,346 containers 200 feet wide 1,312 feet Ever Max Biggest container ship to sail in the Port of Baltimore 15,432 containers 167 feet 1,201 feet Eiffel Tower 410 feet 1,083 feet Dali 157 feet 9,971 containers 984 feet Container ship of the 1970s ~2,500 containers 66 feet 705 feet Football field Shapes are approximate. 160 feet 360 feet 1,454 ft. 1,312 ft. 1,201 ft. 1,083 ft. 984 ft. 24,346 containers 705 ft. 15,432 containers 9,971 containers ~2,500 containers 360 ft. 66 ft. 200 ft. 167 ft. 410 ft. 157 ft. 160 ft. Approximate width Empire State Building MSC Irina Biggest container ship in the world Ever Max Biggest container ship to sail into Baltimore Eiffel Tower Dali Container ship of the 1970s Football field Sources: “The Geography of Transport Systems,” by Jean-Paul Rodrigue; VesselFinder; the Empire State Building; the Eiffel Tower; ShipHub; Maryland Port Administration Note: Widths shown are for the widest point for each ship.
Persons: Dali, Jean, Paul Rodrigue, Francis Scott Key, Theo Notteboom, Athanasios Pallis, , Rodrigue, Organizations: ., Eiffel, Transport Systems, Empire, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Container, Port Economics, Management, Eastern Seaboard, Texas, M University, Galveston, Baltimore . Locations: Baltimore, Port, ShipHub, Maryland, Panama, Eastern U.S, Suez
Kuru Footwear compiled a list of the US airports with the longest and shortest walks to the gate. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport featured the longest walk at 2.16 miles. Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky had the shortest walk, measuring 0.11 miles. As Business Insider previously reported, most airports are designed to get passengers to spend money rather than for efficiency. AdvertisementHere are the five US airports with the longest walks to the gate, and the five airports with the shortest walks, according to its report.
Persons: Organizations: Dallas Fort Worth International, Grass, Service, Google Locations: Dallas, Kentucky
AdvertisementFor car buyers, the COE is an extra cost that can easily eclipse the actual price of a car. These BMW family cars cost around $103,000 in 2017. COE prices went up to $67,000 that year for lower-end cars, despite more than 13,000 certificates being made available. On Thursday, COE prices for lower-end cars fell to about $48,000, a steep drop that shocked the market. Meanwhile, while unpopular, Singapore's COE prices are working for now.
Persons: , Mikel Bilbao, Edgar Su, Reuters They've, EDGAR SU, Walter Theseira, Theseira, Singapore's, We've, ROSLAN RAHMAN, we've, Aditya Irawan, it's, they're, Benjamin Loo Organizations: Service, Volvo, Volkswagen, Hyundai, VW, Getty, COE, BMW, Reuters, Toyota Corolla, Singapore University of Social Sciences, ROSLAN RAHMAN Singapore, Yokohama JR Line, The New York Times, Uber, Temasek Holdings, CarTimes, Straits Times Locations: Singapore, European, New York City, Tokyo, Yokohama, New York, Asia, Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur
The container ship Emma Mærsk docked at the Dapukou container terminal of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port on August 21, 2022 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. Teodoro said Vietnam's close proximity to China and cheap labor are reasons why Vietnam is considered a suitable alternative. Vietnam has taken the lion's share of the manufacturing trade away from China with an almost 360% increase in far-distance trade since 2014 — the year the country started to invest in its maritime and manufacturing sector. Malaysia and Bangladesh have taken apparel manufacturing away from China, according to MDS Transmodal, while Taiwan has seen a marginal uptick in metal manufacturing. Ningbo port hit by Covid policiesThe Port of Ningbo, the world's largest port and the third-largest container port, is the latest Chinese trade hub to see an impact from the government's "Zero Covid" policies.
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