Sandra H. sent us a link to a story about a field of empty container ships parked off the coast of Singapore:
Simon Parry reports that the field includes about 12 percent of the world’s container ships. More than “the U.S. and British navies combined,” he writes.
The idle ships are another visual indication of the worldwide economic downturn, alongside the images of Detroit’s decline, unsold cars, abandoned homes, and empty malls.
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it's a love thing — October 3, 2009
That's intense. It's be hard times for the people who work in the global logistics business. I wonder from what country most of the crews are employed?
"The cost of sending a 40ft steel container of merchandise from China to the UK has fallen from £850 plus fuel charges last year to £180 this year. The cost of chartering an entire bulk freighter suitable for carrying raw materials has plunged even further, from close to £185,000 ($300,000) last summer to an incredible £6,100 ($10,000) earlier this year."
Sandrágoras — October 5, 2009
I think, beside everything, those vessels actually represent an enviromental peril, anchored so close to the shores, producing pollution, scarying away the fishes, affecting the life of the people that live nearby.
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Whimzees — February 5, 2012
Shame they cant be cleaned and drained out to be made into hotels.