Post #42998 by cynfulcynner on Mon, Jul 14, 2003 5:29 PM

On 2003-07-14 16:21, martiki6 wrote:
Well, that ship (the OOCL Shenzen) won't fit in Oakland just yet. All those new cranes that you've seen coming in under the Golden Gate are designed for ships just like that. That is, they can reach across the width of the ship.

Yeah, I remember when those cranes were delivered. From the beach I could see them docked offshore. Even at low tide they barely cleared the bridges.

These ships and the giant cranes that load them are called "Post-Panamax", meaning they are (way) too big for the Panama Canal.

So, they're only practical for shipments between the West Coast and Asia?

Here's the link to the Panama Canal's webcam, where you can see the ships going through the locks:

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html

Why am I interested in this stuff? I see those container ships every day from Ocean Beach and the Bay Bridge, and I've seen way to many episodes of "Modern Marvels." 8)