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0 pointscreato5y ago0 comments

Just counting the containers in the picture, it looks like there are 24 x 20 x 9 = 4320 containers. I guess below deck there could be another ~4000, but that still leaves another 4000? Can they stack them that much higher?

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Draken935y ago

Looking at the picture I would say that the ship is narrower in the front then it is in the other 23 rows.

If I am counting correctly, you can see about 209 +2423*9 = 5148 containers.

Still, I am unable to see how 12000 containers would fit the ship.

Edit: I am correct, as you can see in this picture:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeciras-class_container_ship...

samstave5y ago

These ships are way deeper than they look. As I understand it, they hold way more below deck than above deck.

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