The newest ships will carry 8800 20foot containers no more. That is 53644,8meters the earth is @ 36000km at equator 1/2 of that is 18000km. Compare that to the 53½km of the containers. Even if the thruth is stretched and they ment 40foot containers they are still a factor 100 wrong.
#1 (25) must be pure nonsense. they have marine band radio at the very least, possibly other types as well. and most bigger outfits would also be crazy not to have satellite dish-driven cell phones and such.
Females constitute only about 2% of seafarers. People from the Philippines make up more than a third of all crews worldwide, with nearly a quarter million at sea.
The newest ships will carry 8800 20foot containers no more. That is 53644,8meters the earth is @ 36000km at equator 1/2 of that is 18000km. Compare that to the 53½km of the containers. Even if the thruth is stretched and they ment 40foot containers they are still a factor 100 wrong.
#1 (25) must be pure nonsense. they have marine band radio at the very least, possibly other types as well. and most bigger outfits would also be crazy not to have satellite dish-driven cell phones and such.
The newest ships will carry 8800 20foot containers no more.
That is 53644,8meters the earth is @ 36000km at equator 1/2 of that is 18000km. Compare that to the 53½km of the containers.
Even if the thruth is stretched and they ment 40foot containers they are still a factor 100 wrong.
5 is pure bullshit